Family : Labridae (Wrasses)
Order : Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Blue-banded wrasse
Fish Name : Xiphocheilus typus
Max size : 12.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 9823)
Environment : reef-associated ; depth range 35 - 85 m
Climate : tropical
Global Importance : fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.7)Distribution : Western Pacific: extending into the Indian Ocean only in an area to the west of the Malay Peninsula (Ref. 9823). Recorded from North West Shelf, Australia; Indo-Australian Archipelago (Ref. 3132).
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 12-12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-8; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 10-10
Biology : Lives on flat sandy bottoms or rubble (Ref. 3132)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator : Westneat, Mark
Main Ref : Westneat, M.W.. 2001. (Ref. 9823)

India country information
Common Names : [ No common name ]
Status : native
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses