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Pseudojuloides kaleidos, the Kaleidos wrasse[2] or blue-nose wrasse,[3] is a species of saltwater fish. It is an uncommon fish with a distribution in the Indian Ocean including off the Maldives east to Indonesia.[2][3]

Pseudojuloides kaleidos
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Labriformes
Family:	Labridae
Genus:	Pseudojuloides
Species:	P. kaleidos
Binomial name
Pseudojuloides kaleidos Kuiter & Randall, 1995

It lives on reef slopes and flats at depths of 20–35 m (66–115 ft).[3] The Kaleidos wrasse reaches 10 cm (3.9 in) in length.[3] Both sexes begin a brownish pink color with a pale yellow tip on the snout, with males maturing to bright colors within about a week.[3]

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