Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Rockmover Wrasse
Novaculichthys taeniourus
Rockmover Wrasse
Category: Razorfishes
Scientific Name: Novaculichthys taeniourus
Size: Up to 10 in. (25 cm)  
Depth: 3-60 ft. (1-18 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Red Sea, Hawaii, Gulf of California, Pacific Coast of Mexico to Panama, French Polynesia, Australia
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Eupercaria (Order)
     └Labridae (Family) Wrasses
      └Xyrichtyinae (Subfamily) Razorfishes
       └Novaculichthys (Genus)
        └N. taeniourus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 219035🔗
iNaturalist ID: 63597🔗

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