Paracheilinus alfiani
Appearance
Paracheilinus alfiani | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Labriformes |
Family: | Labridae |
Genus: | Paracheilinus |
Species: | P. alfiani
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Binomial name | |
Paracheilinus alfiani |
Paracheilinus alfiani, known as Alfian's flasher wrasse, is a species of flasher wrasses in the family Labridae.[1][2] It was discovered off the coast of Lembata, Indonesia and first described in 2016.[3]
Description
[edit]The species is generally found on sloping, low profile bottoms with branching hard and soft corals like Sarcophyton and Xenia.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Paracheilinus alfiani Allen, Erdmann & Yusmalinda, 2016". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Paracheilinus alfiani". FishBase. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
- ^ a b Martin F., Martin F. (2017-08-28). "A review of the tuskfishes, genus Choerodon (Labridae, Perciformes), with descriptions of three new species". Memoirs of Museum Victoria. 76: 1–111. doi:10.24199/j.mmv.2017.76.01. ISSN 1447-2554.