Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Smalltail Wrasse
Pseudojuloides cerasinus
Smalltail Wrasse
Also known as: Pencil Wrasse
Category: Wrasses
Scientific Name: Pseudojuloides cerasinus
Size: Up to 5 in. (12 cm)  
Depth: 40-200 ft. (12-60 m)
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific, Hawaii, Australia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Eupercaria (Order)
     └Labridae (Family)
      └Julidinae (Subfamily)
       └Pseudojuloides (Genus)
        └P. cerasinus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 219048🔗
iNaturalist ID: 111023🔗

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