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Pseudojuloides kaleidos

(Pseudojuloides kaleidos)

Description

Pseudojuloides kaleidos, the Kaleidos wrasse or blue-nose wrasse, is a species of saltwater fish. It is an uncommon fish with a distribution in the Indian Ocean including off the Maldives east to Indonesia. It lives on reef slopes and flats at depths of 20–35 m (66–115 ft). The Kaleidos wrasse reaches 10 cm (3.9 in) in length. Both sexes begin a brownish pink color with a pale yellow tip on the snout, with males maturing to bright colors within about a week.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Actinopterygii
Order:Perciformes
Family:Labridae
Genus:Pseudojuloides
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