Stellate Pencil Wrasse
Pseudojuloides crux
- Group: Wrasse
- Typical depth: 3–25 m
- Max size: 11.1 cm
- For divers: safe
This pencil wrasse lives in rubble zones threaded with kelp and other macroalgae, staying in shallow water down to about twenty five metres. Slim and reaching roughly eleven centimetres, it slips through the weed where its narrow body is hard to follow.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Eupercaria incertae sedis › Labridae › Pseudojuloides
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 1515288.
FAQ
- How deep does the Stellate Pencil Wrasse live?
- The Stellate Pencil Wrasse (Pseudojuloides crux) is typically found at 3–25 m.
- Is the Stellate Pencil Wrasse dangerous to divers?
- The Stellate Pencil Wrasse is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Stellate Pencil Wrasse get?
- The Stellate Pencil Wrasse grows to about 11.1 cm.