Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Pacific Reefs

Rockmover Wrasse
Novaculichthys taeniourus
Rockmover Wrasse
Category: Wrasses
Scientific Name: Novaculichthys taeniourus
Size: Up to 10 in. (25 cm)  
Depth: 3-60 ft. (1-18 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Red Sea, Hawaii, Gulf of California, Pacific Coast of Mexico to Panama, French Polynesia, Australia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Eupercaria (Order)
     └Labridae (Family)
      └Novaculichthys (Genus)











































































































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