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Leptojulis polylepis Randall, 1996

Smallscale wrasse
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Solomon Islands country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Type locality (Ref. 48636). Museum: Guadalcanal, 7 miles west of Honiara, wreck of Japanese transport ship, 46 m, BPBM 15576 (holotype, 7.98 cm SL); USNM 339221 (paratype, 6.78 cm SL) (Ref. 12420).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/bp.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.spc.org.nc/coastfish/Countries/solomons/solomons.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Randall, J.E., 1996
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Black-spot V-wrasse, 多鳞蓝胸鱼, 多鱗藍胸魚, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Labridae (Wrasses)
Etymology: Leptojulis: Greek, leptos = thin + Greek, ioulis, a fish dealing with genera Coris or Thalassoma (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Randall.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range 20 - 46 m (Ref. 12420).   Tropical

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