Stethojulis strigiventer
Silverstreak Wrasse
©Andy Lewis: Male Silverstreak Wrasse at Lizard Island
©Andy Lewis: Female or initial phase Silverstreak Wrasse.
©Paul Asman: A juvenile Stethojulis strigiventer at Clam Garden, Lizard Island. The white stripe from above eye to upper tail base is lost as juveniles develop to initial phase.
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Actinopterygii
Order
Perciformes
Family
Labridae
Genus
Stethojulis
Species
Stethojulis strigiventer
Colours
Distinguishing features
Terminal phase individuals have a small black spot on upper rear gill cover and another above the blue midline on the tail peduncle.
Size
- Up to 15 cm (Length of specimen)
Depth range
- Depth range data is not yet available.
Synonyms
Distribution
©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution
Web resources
References
References that assist with identification
- Streit, R.P. and D.R. Bellwood (2017). High prevalence of homing behaviour among juvenile coral-reef fishes and the role of body size, Coral Reefs, 36(4): 1083-1095. LIRS catalog number 2091.
Other references
- Bellwood, D.R. and P.C. Wainwright (2001). Locomotion in labrid fishes: implications for habitat use and cross-shelf biogeography on the Great Barrier Reef, Coral Reefs, 20: 139-150. LIRS catalog number 787.
- Caley, M.J. (1991). Mechanisms of coexistence in communities of coral-reef fishes, Ph.D. thesis, University of Sydney. LIRS catalog number 307.
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