Yap, Micronesia
Initial Phase
Lombok, Indonesia
Terminal Phase
Redshoulder Wrasse
Stethojulis bandanensis
Redshoulder Wrasse
Category: Wrasses
Scientific Name: Stethojulis bandanensis
Size: 3 to 6 in. (7 to 15 cm)
Depth: 3-60 ft. (1-18 m)
Distribution: Eastern Indo-Pacific, Great Barrier Reef, Gulf of California, Pacific Coast of Panama, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
└Actinopteri (Superclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Eupercaria (Order)
└Labridae (Family)
└Julidinae (Subfamily)
└Stethojulis (Genus)
└S. bandanensis (Species)
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