Lanai, Hawaii
Terminal Phase
Big Island, Hawaii
Initial Phase
Lanai, Hawaii
Initial Phase
Smalltail Wrasse
Pseudojuloides cerasinus
Smalltail Wrasse
Also known as: Pencil Wrasse
Category: Wrasses
Scientific Name: Pseudojuloides cerasinus
Size: Up to 5 in. (12 cm)
Depth: 40-200 ft. (12-60 m)
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific, Hawaii, Australia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
└Actinopteri (Superclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Eupercaria (Order)
└Labridae (Family)
└Julidinae (Subfamily)
└Pseudojuloides (Genus)
└P. cerasinus (Species)
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