Whitebanded sharpnose wrasse

Wetmorella albofasciata

Fish
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth10–43 m
Water temperature24–30 °C
Best monthsMay, June, and November
How commonRare

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 4 records
February: 2 records
March: 1 records
April: 3 records
May: 14 records
June: 9 records
July: 3 records
August: 4 records
September: 3 records
October: 8 records
November: 11 records
December: 0 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 10–43 m · Deepest record: 89.5 m

0–10 m: 5 records
10–20 m: 10 records
20–30 m: 17 records
30–40 m: 7 records
40–50 m: 4 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 1 records
80–90 m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 24–30 °C

24–26 °C: 6 records
26–28 °C: 20 records
28–30 °C: 38 records

Names and classification

English: Whitebanded sharpnose wrasse, Diagonal-lined Wrasse, Diagonal-line wrasse, Double-lined Wrasse, Doubleline Wrasse, White-banded Possum-wrasse, White-banded Possum Wrasse, whitebanded sharpnose wrasse, White-banded Sharpnose Wrasse, White-barred pigmy wrasse, White-barred Pygmy Wrasse

Similar species

Sharpnose wrasse
Wetmorella nigropinnata
Blue Groper
Achoerodus gouldii
Blue Groper
Achoerodus viridis
Tripletail wrasse
Cheilinus trilobatus
Blunt-head Parrotfish
Chlorurus microrhinos
bullethead parrotfish
Chlorurus sordidus

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.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
135 open-data records from 1909 to 2015.

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