Lined Dottyback
Labracinus lineatus
- Group: Other
- Max size: 25 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: LC
A dottyback of western Australian reefs, marked with fine lengthwise lines, it stays close to crevices in coral and rock on shallow inshore reefs. Like others in its family it is pugnacious for its size and rarely strays far from a bolt hole.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Ovalentaria incertae sedis › Pseudochromidae › Labracinus
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 281243.
FAQ
- Is the Lined Dottyback dangerous to divers?
- The Lined Dottyback is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Lined Dottyback get?
- The Lined Dottyback grows to about 25 cm.