Red-barred wrasse
📖 Overview
Found in areas with hard substrates, including rocky ledges and patches of dead corals or rocks lying on silty sand bottoms .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 11; Vertebrae: 28. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: D XI,11; A III, 11; P ii17; lateral-line complete, 38-44 tubed scales; scales above lateral line 2-4; scales not extending onto bases of dorsal and anal fins; scales on forehead extending anteriorly beyond or nearly to level of anterior nostrils. Colouration: multiple orange-red bars of pigment on a whitish background may be seen on the dorsal portion of the trunk; red (adults) or black (juveniles) circular blotch on the dorsal portion of caudal-fin base .Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Red-barred wrasse is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Red-barred wrasse is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Red-barred wrasse is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 219 - 457 m . Tropical Central Atlantic: Bahamas, Cuba, Curaçao, Dominica, and Honduras.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
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