Crimson cleaner fish
| Crimson cleaner fish | |
|---|---|
 | |
| male | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Genus: | Suezichthys |
| Species: | S. aylingi |
| Binomial name | |
| Suezichthys aylingi B. C. Russell, 1985 | |
The crimson cleaner fish (Suezichthys aylingi), or butcher's dick in Australia,[2] is a species of wrasse native to the southwestern Pacific Ocean around Australia and New Zealand. This species inhabits patches of sand on reefs at depths of from 6 to 100 metres (20 to 328 ft). It is a cleaner fish. Males of this species can reach a length of 11.7 centimetres (4.6 in) SL while females only reach 8.6 centimetres (3.4 in).[3]
References
- ^ Russell, B. (2010). "Suezichthys aylingi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T187588A8575723. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187588A8575723.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ "Common Names Summary - Suezichthys aylingi".
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Suezichthys aylingi". FishBase. October 2013 version.