Ringtail Maori Wrasse (species: Oxycheilinus unifasciatus) in taxonomy (Gaia Guide)
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Oxycheilinus unifasciatus
Ringtail Maori Wrasse


©Sue Churchill: Oxycheilinus unifasciatus at Ribbon Reef Number 5.

©Sue Churchill: Pale form of Oxycheilinus unifasciatus at Ribbon Reef Number 5.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Labridae
Genus Oxycheilinus
Species Oxycheilinus unifasciatus
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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 46 cm (Total length)

Depth range

  • From 1 m to 160 m

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Distribution and habitat preferences

Usually solitary in coral rich areas of clear lagoon and seaward reefs. Hovers well above the bottom. Young are secretive in soft corals and hydrozoans. (Fishbase)

Local abundance

Diet

They feed mainly on fishes, shrimps and other crustaceans.(Fishbase)

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References

  • Eros, C.M. (1996). Acoustic repertoire in the territorial and courtship behaviour of Stegastes apicalis (Pomacentridae), M.Sc. thesis, James Cook University, Townsville. LIRS catalog number 497.
  • Wainwright, P.C., D.R. Bellwood, M.W. Westneat, J.R. Grubich and A.S. Hoey (2004). A functional morphospace for the skull of labrid fishes: patterns of diversity in a complex biomechanical system, Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 82: 1-25. LIRS catalog number 872.