Günther's wrasse
Pseudolabrus guentheri
- Saltwater
- Least Concern
- Max length
- 18 cm
Classification
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Eupercaria incertae sedis
- Family
- Labridae
- Genus
- Pseudolabrus
Distribution
- Pacific, Southwest
- Pacific, Western Central
About the günther's wrasse
Pseudolabrus guentheri, or Gunther's wrasse, is a ray-finned fish from the wrasse family. It was named for Albert Günther.
Habitat
Gunther's wrasse is a marine species which inhabits rocky and coral reefs generally in shallow water up to 20m in depth. The species feeds on small benthic crustaceans.
Distribution
The species is exclusively known from subtropical eastern Australia, occurring in Queensland as far north as Lindeman Island, and in New South Wales as far south as Botany Bay.
Description from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA.
Where the günther's wrasse lives
Distribution data from GBIF (DOI: 10.15468/dl.8rzs8d).
Also known as
- Chocolate parrotfish
- Günther's rainbowfish
- Gunther's parrotfish
- Bodião-de-Günther
- زمردماهی گونتر
- 貢氏擬隆頭魚