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Labrichthys unilineatus (Tube-mouth wrasse; Tubelip wrasse; Onelined wrasse; Oneline wrasse)

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Wikipedia Abstract

The tubelip wrasse (Labrichthys unilineatus) is a species of wrasse native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. This species occurs in lagoons and on coral reefs at depths from 0 to 20 m (0 to 66 ft). This species grows to 17.5 cm (6.9 in) in total length. It is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries and can be found in the aquarium trade. This species is the only known member of its genus.
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Christmas Island National Park II 21698 Christmas Island, Australia

Prey / Diet

Anacropora puertogalerae (False flower coral)[1]
Isopora palifera (Catch bowl coral)[1]
Omphyma turbinata (Staghorn coral)[1]
Porites lobata (Finger coral)[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Corallivory in tubelip wrasses: diet, feeding and trophic importance, A. J. Cole, M. S. Pratchett and G. P. Jones, Journal of Fish Biology (2010) 76, 818–835
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0