Paradise pencil wrasse
📖 Overview
Paradise pencil wrasse (Pseudojuloides paradiseus), first described by Tea, Gill & Senou, 2020 is a small fish in the family Labridae (order Perciformes). Adults typically reach 13.00 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. Recorded depth range: 4 to 40 metres. It occurs in Subtropical waters. It feeds on a mix of small fish and invertebrates as a mid-level predator.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 12; Vertebrae: 25. This species is distinguished from its congeners in the Pseudojuloides elongatus complex by the following characters: no median predorsal scales and corner of mouth with a large canine tooth; shares overlapping or nearly overlapping meristic counts and morphometric proportions with P. elongatus, P. crux, but differs in having males bright yellowish orange to orange-pink, the upper body strongly overlain in black, and with 3-5 rows of metallic blue spots, while females are unmarked and are reddish orange to brick red .Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Paradise pencil wrasse is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 4 - 40 m . Subtropical Northwest Pacific: Japan.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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