Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Eupercaria/misc
Family: Labridae Wrasses
Subfamily: Cheilininae
Genus: Wetmorella

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Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 6 cm TL
Wetmorella albofasciata Schultz & Marshall, 1954

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Wetmorella albofasciata
[Whitebanded sharpnose wrasse]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 8 cm TL
Wetmorella nigropinnata (Seale, 1901)

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Wetmorella nigropinnata
[Sharpnose wrasse]

Photo by Tanaka, H.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 3.7 cm SL
Wetmorella tanakai Randall & Kuiter, 2007

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Wetmorella tanakai
[Tanaka's wrasse]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Wetmorella albofasciata Whitebanded sharpnose wrasse Indo-Pacific 6 TL 1954
Wetmorella nigropinnata Sharpnose wrasse Indo-Pacific 8 TL 1901
Wetmorella tanakai Tanaka's wrasse Western Pacific 3.7 SL 2007



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