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Goldsinny Wrasse

Ctenolabrus rupestris

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 990, February 731, March 1,146, April 1,803, May 2,599, June 2,834, July 3,033, August 2,608, September 1,915, October 1,429, November 781, December 610.
United States20,479
Alaska20,479
Norway28
United Kingdom23
France16
Denmark15
England11
Viken11
Spain10
Sweden10

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Traits

Physical

  • AquaticLives primarily in waterFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassRay-finned Fishes · Actinopterygii
OrderWrasses and allies · Labriformes
FamilyWrasses and Parrotfishes · Labridae
GenusCtenolabrus

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