| Family: |
Labridae (Wrasses), subfamily: Corinae |
| Max. size: |
8.96 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
reef-associated; marine; depth range 2 - 104 m |
| Distribution: |
Eastern Pacific: known only from Hawaii.
Once considered a pan-Indo-Pacific species, but now confined to the Hawaiian Islands and forms a species complex with the following in the Pacific: Pseudojuloides splendens (Japan to Australia and most South Pacific area); P. polynesica (Fr. Polynesia and Line islands; P. pyrius (endemic to the Marquesas Islands); in the Indian Ocean P. xanthomos (Mauritius); P. polackorum (South Africa to Madagascar); and P. kaleidos (Eastern Indian Ocean). |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Engybenthiic, found over coral and rubble, usually at depths greater than 21 m (Ref. 58302). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 12 June 2008 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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