Carpenter's flasher wrasse [SEP] parent taxon
Carpenter's flasher wrasse
The Carpenter's flasher wrasse, "Paracheilinus carpenteri", is a species of wrasse native to the western Pacific Ocean. It can be found on reefs at depths from . This species can reach in standard length. It can be found in the aquarium trade.
As with other members of this genus, the "flashing" mating behaviour involves short, quick dashes through the water column by the male whilst concomitantly flaring its fins and intensifying in colour in the presence of females - this behaviour commonly
- "Sasakia charonda" – great purple emperor, recorded on "C. jessoensis" and "C. japonica"
- A putative new taxon of the two-barred flasher ("Astraptes fulgerator") cryptic species complex, provisionally called "CELT," has hitherto only been found on "C. iguanaea".
Uses and ecology Pathogens.
The plant pathogenic basidiomycete fungus "Perenniporia celtis" was first described from a "Celtis" host plant. Some species of "Celtis" are threatened by habitat destruction.