Dotalabrus aurantiacus

Dotalabrus aurantiacus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Dotalabrus
Species:
D. aurantiacus
Binomial name
Dotalabrus aurantiacus
(Castelnau, 1872)
Synonyms
  • Cheilinus aurantiacus Castelnau, 1872
  • Labrichthys elegans Steindachner, 1883
  • Labrichthys macleayi Herzenstein, 1896
  • Pseudolabrus aurantiacus (Castelnau, 1872)
  • Pseudolabrus elegans (Steindachner, 1883)
  • Pseudolabrus macleayi (Herzenstein, 1896)

Dotalabrus aurantiacus, Castelnau's wrasse, is a species of wrasses native to the Indian Ocean coasts of Australia. It is the type species of its genus. The type locality is Adelaide, St. Vincent Gulf, South Australia.