Crimson cleaner fish
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The crimson cleaner fish, Suezichthys aylingi, is a wrasse
of the genus Suezichthys
, found in a few coastal localities of New South Wales
in Australia
, and north east New Zealand
at depths of between 5 and 100 m. Its length is between 10 and 15 cm.
Wrasse
The wrasses are a family, Labridae, of marine fish, many of which are brightly colored. The family is large and diverse, with over 600 species in 82 genera, which are divided into nine subgroups or tribes....
of the genus Suezichthys
Suezichthys
Suezichthys is a genus of wrasses in the family Labridae.- Species :* Genus Suezichthys** Rainbow slender wrasse, Suezichthys arquatus Russell, 1985** Crimson cleaner fish, Suezichthys aylingi Russell, 1985...
, found in a few coastal localities of New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, and north east New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
at depths of between 5 and 100 m. Its length is between 10 and 15 cm.