Ophthalmolepis

Ophthalmolepis lineolata, the southern Maori wrasse, is a species of wrasse endemic to the Indian Ocean coastal waters of Australia. This species has been found at a minimum depth of 60 m (200 ft). This species grows to 40 cm (16 in) in total length. This species is the only known member of its genus.^[2]

Ophthalmolepis
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Labriformes
Family:	Labridae
Genus:	Ophthalmolepis Bleeker, 1862
Species:	O. lineolata
Binomial name
Ophthalmolepis lineolata (Valenciennes, 1839)
Synonyms
Julis lineolatus Valenciennes, 1839