Seagrass wrasse
Species of fish
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The seagrass wrasse (Novaculoides macrolepidotus) is a species of wrasse native to the Indian and the western Pacific Oceans. It grows to 16 cm (6.3 in) in total length, and can be found in the aquarium trade.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Subfamily: | Xyrichtyinae |
| Genus: | Novaculoides Randall & Earle, 2004 |
| Species: | N. macrolepidotus |
| Binomial name | |
| Novaculoides macrolepidotus (Bloch, 1791) | |
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Habitat
The seagrass wrasse can be found in lagoons and mangrove forests in seagrass beds or on sandy areas with plentiful algal growth, and occurs at a depth of 0 to 10 m (33 ft).
