The blue-banded wrasse (Xiphocheilus typus) is a species of wrasse native to the easternmost Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. It is an inhabitant of reefs, preferring substrates of flat sand or rubble at depths of from 15 to 85 m (49 to 279 ft). This species grows to 12 cm (4.7 in) in standard length. It is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries. This species is the only known member of its genus.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Genus: | Xiphocheilus Bleeker, 1857 |
| Species: | X. typus
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| Xiphocheilus typus Bleeker, 1856
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References
edit- ^ Shea, S.; Liu, M.; Craig, M.T.; Rocha, L.A. (2010). "Xiphocheilus typus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T187809A8634854. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187809A8634854.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Xiphocheilus typus". FishBase. October 2013 version.
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