Pseudojuloides polackorum Connell, Victor & Randall, 2015
African pencil wrasse
Pseudojuloides polackorum
photo by Allen, G.R.

Family:  Labridae (Wrasses), subfamily: Corinae
Max. size:  12.3 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  reef-associated; marine; depth range 5 - 20 m
Distribution:  Southwestern Indian Ocean: from continental African coast from at least Sodwana Bay in Kwa-Zulu-Natal, South Africa to the Kenyan coastline; photos taken from northern Madagascar.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Depth range (5-20 m) given by B. Victor (pers. comm. 10/18).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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