Leptojulis urostigma Randall, 1996 Tailmark wrasse |
photo by
Winterbottom, R. |
Family: | Labridae (Wrasses) | |||
Max. size: | 11 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
Environment: | demersal; marine; depth range 7 - 100 m | |||
Distribution: | Western Pacific: Taiwan, Philippines, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea. | |||
Diagnosis: | ||||
Biology: | Occurs solitary or in small groups (Ref. 90102) on muddy bottoms, often deep in front of river mouths where land debris is scattered over the bottom; sometimes takes refuge in the mud burrows of other animals. Adults were all seen in about 30 m and usually swim fast near the bottom (Ref. 48636). Feeds on benthic animals (polychaete worms, crustaceans, also small fish) (Ref. 12420). Minimum depth of 7 m from Ref. 90102. | |||
IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 25 March 2009 Ref. (130435) | |||
Threat to humans: | harmless | |||
Country info: | Museum: Luzon, Batangas Prov., 5 miles west of Nasugbu Bay, 58.5-100.5 m, CAS 32618 (holotype, 6.55 cm SL). Bataan, 2 miles west of Corregidor, 57-64 m, USNM 338715; 2 miles west of Msuga I., 53-60.5 m, MNHN 1995-1083. Zambales, inside Silanguin Bay, 13-53 m, CAS 33368; inside Talesayen Bay, BPBM 33960 (Ref. 12420). Also Ref. 48636. |