Blue-banded wrasse
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Xiphocheilus
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X. typus
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| Xiphocheilus typus Bleeker, 1856
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The blue-banded wrasse (Xiphocheilus typus) is a species of wrasse native to the eastern-most Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. It is an inhabitant of reefs, preferring substrates of flat sand or rubble at depths of from 15 to 85 m (49 to 279 ft). This species grows to 12 cm (4.7 in) in standard length. It is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries. This species is the only known member of its genus.[2]
Common Name
The common name is Blue-banded wrasse.
Habitat
They were found in salt water.
Dispersion
The area of dispersion is Thai Sea Boundary.
Utilization
They were used for Fishery: Small Trading
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- ↑ Shea, S., Liu, M., Craig, M.T. & Rocha, L.A. 2010. Xiphocheilus typus. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 17 November 2013.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Xiphocheilus typus" in FishBase. October 2013 version.
