Paracheilinus lineopunctatus

(Randall & Lubbock, 1981)

Vernacular names
English : Spot-lined flasher-wrasse
French : Labre flasheur ponctué

Classification
Class : Teleostei
Order : Eupercaria i. s. (sometimes still Perciformes)
Family : Labridae
Notes : No subspecies known.

Identification
Male bright pink-red with very faint thin broken violet-blue longitudinal lines on flanks. Fine purple and yellow reticulated pattern on chin. Red filaments on dorsal fin. Round tail fin with violet bands.

Range and habitat
Pacific Ocean, found from south Japan to Cebu and Batangas, Philippines. Occurs around steep outer reef slopes above rubble and coral patches.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : LEAST CONCERN
CITES : Not Listed
Status : The species has a small range and remains very poorly known. It isn’t often collected for the trade so threats are minimal at this time.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

Observation

 

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