McCosker's flasher wrasse, Paracheilinus mccoskeri, is a species of wrasse native to the Indian Ocean, from East Africa to Thailand and northern Sumatra. It is a reef inhabitant, at depths from 5 to 40 m (16 to 131 ft), and can grow to 8 cm (3.1 in) in total length. It can be found in the aquarium trade.[2] The common name and specific name honours the American ichthyologist John E. McCosker who collected the type specimens and colour photographs used in the description of this species by Randall and Harmelin-Vivien.[3]
| McCosker's flasher wrasse | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Genus: | Paracheilinus |
| Species: | P. mccoskeri
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| Binomial name | |
| Paracheilinus mccoskeri J. E. Randall & Harmelin-Vivien, 1977
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References edit
- ^ Liu, M.; To, A. (2010). "Paracheilinus mccoskeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T187393A8522908. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187393A8522908.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Paracheilinus mccoskeri" in FishBase. August 2013 version.
- ^ John E. Randall & Mireille L. Harmelin-Vivien. "A review of the Labrid Fishes of the genus Paracheilinus with description of two new species from the Western Indian Ocean". Bulletin du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle (Série 3: Zoologie). 436 Zoologie (306): 329–342.
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