Seagrass wrasse

Seagrass wrasse
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Subfamily: Xyrichtyinae
Genus: Novaculoides
Randall & Earle, 2004
Species:
N. macrolepidotus
Binomial name
Novaculoides macrolepidotus
(Bloch, 1791)
Synonyms
  • Labrus macrolepidotus Bloch, 1791
  • Novaculichthys macrolepidotus (Bloch, 1791)
  • Labrus arago Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
  • Julis trimaculata Valenciennes, 1839
  • Novacula julioides Bleeker, 1851

The seagrass wrasse (Novaculoides macrolepidotus) is a species of wrasse native to the Indian and the western Pacific Oceans. It grows to 16 cm (6.3 in) in total length, and can be found in the aquarium trade.