Rockmover Wrasse

Novaculichthys taeniourus

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Novaculichthys taeniourus (rockmover, dragon, or reindeer wrasse) is a species of wrasse mainly found in coral reefs and lagoons in the Indo-Pacific region. These include habitats in the Gulf of California to Panama; tropical Pacific Ocean islands including Hawaii; the Philippines, Indonesia and Australia; and the Indian Ocean to the east coast of Africa. The common name, "rockmover wrasse", comes from their behavior of upending small stones and reef fragments in searc

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  1. (c) Klaus Stiefel, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC), http://www.flickr.com/photos/41059842@N03/4039180930
  2. (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novaculichthys_taeniourus

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