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Pseudolabrus guentheri, or Gunther's wrasse, is a ray-finned fish from the wrasse family. It was named for Albert Günther.

Pseudolabrus guentheri
Sleeping among ascidians
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Labriformes
Family:	Labridae
Genus:	Pseudolabrus
Species:	P. guentheri
Binomial name
Pseudolabrus guentheri Bleeker, 1862
Synonyms[2]
Labrichthys güntheri (Bleeker, 1862) Labrichthys australis Steindachner, 1866 Pseudolabrus richardsonii Steindachner, 1867 Labrichthys dorsalis Macleay, 1881 Pseudolabrus dorsalis (Macleay, 1881) Labrichthys melanura Macleay, 1881 Pseudolabrus melanurus (Macleay, 1881) Labrichthys dux De Vis, 1883 Labrichthys cruentatus De Vis, 1885 Labrichthys sexlineatus De Vis, 1885 Labrichthys rex De Vis, 1885 Labrichthys maculatus De Vis, 1885

Habitat

Gunther's wrasse is a marine species which inhabits rocky and coral reefs generally in shallow water up to 20m in depth.[3] The species feeds on small benthic crustaceans.[2]

Distribution

The species is exclusively known from subtropical eastern Australia, occurring in Queensland as far north as Lindeman Island, and in New South Wales as far south as Botany Bay.

Name

The specific name of this fish honours the British-German ichthyologist and herpetologist Albert Günther 1830-1914).[2]

References

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