Carpenter's Flasher Wrasse
Paracheilinus carpenteri
- Usual depth18–40 m
- Water temperature28–29 °C
- Best monthsFebruary and April
- How commonRare
About this species
The Carpenter's flasher wrasse is a species of wrasse native to the western Pacific Ocean. It can be found on reefs at depths from 27 to 45 m. This species can reach 8 cm (3.1 in) in standard length. It can be found in the aquarium trade.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Carpenter's flasher wrasse”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 4 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 6 records
- May: 1 records
- June: 3 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 2 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 18–40 m · Deepest record: 40 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 28–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Carpenter's Flasher Wrasse, Pink flasher, Pink Flasher Wrasse
Names in 4 more languages
- German
- Carpenters Zwerglippfisch
- Spanish
- Labrido intermitente rosa
- Japanese
- Kujakubera, クジャクベラ
- Simplified Chinese
- 卡氏副唇魚, 卡氏副鸚鯛
Similar species
- Filamented flasher
Paracheilinus filamentosus
- Linespot flasherwrasse
Paracheilinus lineopunctatus
Tripletail wrasseCheilinus trilobatus
Blunt-head ParrotfishChlorurus microrhinos
bullethead parrotfishChlorurus sordidus
Clown wrasseCoris aygula
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 64 open-data records from 1978 to 2016.
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