Allen’s Tubelip

Labropsis alleni

Head brownish, yellowish to the body middle and becoming white toward the tail. Large black light-bordered spot at the pectoral fin base. A smaller spot in front on the dorsal fin and on the belly above the anal fin.

Size : 10 cm

Habitat : At coral-rich lagoons and outer reef slopes, 4-50 m.

Distribution : Indonesia to the Philippines, Marshall Island and Solomons.

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Actinopterygii

ORDER

:

Perciformes

FAMILY

:

Labridae

GENUS

:

Labropsis

SPECIES

:

Labropsis alleni

Other Information

Population Status

Least Concern (LC)

PHOTO COLLECTION

Reference

  1. inaturalist.org
  2. Reef Fishes of the Indo-Pacific. Book by Matthias Bergbauer and Manuela Kirschner