Threeline rainbowfish
Stethojulis trilineata
- Usual depth1–9 m
- Water temperature22–30 °C
- Best monthsApril
- How commonOccasional
About this species
Stethojulis trilineata, also known as the blue-ribbon wrasse, red shouldered rainbow-fish, scarlet-banded rainbowfish, three-blueline wrasse, three-lined rainbowfish or three-lined wrasse, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a wrasse from the family Labridae. It is found in the Indo-Pacific region where it is associated with reefs.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Stethojulis trilineata”, 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: 2 records
- February: 3 records
- March: 19 records
- April: 52 records
- May: 31 records
- June: 20 records
- July: 18 records
- August: 8 records
- September: 19 records
- October: 16 records
- November: 5 records
- December: 6 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–9 m · Deepest record: 22 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 22–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Threeline rainbowfish, Blue-ribbon Wrasse, Three-blueline Wrasse, Three-lined Rainbowfish, Three-lined Wrasse, threeline rainbowfish
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- Onibera, オニベラ
- Simplified Chinese
- 三線紫胸魚, 三線鸚鯛, 三線龍, 三线紫胸鱼, 柳冷仔, 汕冷仔
Other scientific names: Halichoeres sebae, Halichoeres trilineata, Julis phekadopleura, Julis sebanus, Labrus trilineatus, Stethojulis filholi, Stethojulis phekadoleura, Stethojulis phekadopleura, Stethojulis trilineatus, Stethojulis triliniata
Similar species
- Belted Wrasse
Stethojulis balteata
- Banda Wrasse
Stethojulis bandanensis
- Cutribbon wrasse
Stethojulis interrupta
- Three-ribbon rainbowfish
Stethojulis strigiventer
Tripletail wrasseCheilinus trilobatus
Blunt-head ParrotfishChlorurus microrhinos
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).
- 578 open-data records from 1902 to 2023.
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