| Long green wrasse | |
|---|---|
| |
| male | |
| Conservation status | |
 Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Genus: | Pseudojuloides |
| Species: | P. elongatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudojuloides elongatus Ayling & B. C. Russell, 1977 | |
The long green wrasse, Pseudojuloides elongatus, is a species of wrasse native to coastal waters from Australia to New Zealand and Norfolk Island (records from the Izu Islands, Japan are considered an undescribed species). This species occurs to depths around 25 m (82 ft) in weedy areas on reefs. It can reach 12.6 cm (5.0 in) in standard length. This species is also found the aquarium trade.
References
- ^ Russell, B. (2010). "Pseudojuloides elongatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T187480A8547393. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187480A8547393.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pseudojuloides elongatus". FishBase. October 2013 version.