Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Firetail Dottyback
Labracinus cyclophthalmus
Firetail Dottyback
Category: Dottybacks
Scientific Name: Labracinus cyclophthalmus
Size: Up to 9 in. (22 cm)  
Depth: 3-45 ft. (1-15 m)
Distribution: Indonesia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Ovalentaria (Order)
     └Pseudochromidae (Family) Dottybacks
      └Labracinus (Genus)
       └L. cyclophthalmus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 281242🔗
iNaturalist ID: 195236🔗

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