The little rainbow wrasse (''Dotalabrus alleni'') is a species of marine
ray-finned fish which is classified within the
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 81 genera, which are divided into 9 subgroups or tribes.
They are typically small, most of them le ...
family Labridae. It is found in the south eastern Indian Ocean off
Western Australia from the
Recherche Archipelago north to the
Houtman Abrolhos islands. The
specific name Specific name may refer to:
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In taxonomy, either of these two meanings, each with its own set of rules:
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honours Dr.
Gerald R. Allen
Gerald Robert "Gerry" Allen (born March 26, 1942 in Los Angeles, California) is an American-born Australian ichthyologist. His career began in 1963, when he spent a semester at the University of Hawaii, where he also received a PhD in marine zo ...
who collected the
holotype and a number of
paratypes, and the brought Barry Russell's attention to this taxon so that he could
describe
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References
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Little rainbow wrasse
Taxa named by Barry C. Russell
Fish described in 1988