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Halichoeres bicolor

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Halichoeres bicolor
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Halichoeres
Species:
H. bicolor
Binomial name
Halichoeres bicolor
Synonyms
  • Labrus bicolor Bloch & Schneider, 1801
  • Halichoeres bicolour (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
  • Julis hyrtlii Bleeker, 1856
  • Halichoeres hyrtli (Bleeker, 1856)
  • Halichoeres hyrtlii (Bleeker, 1856)

Halichoeres bicolor, or the pearly-spotted wrasse, is a species of salt water wrasse found in the Indo-West Pacific Ocean from Sri Lanka to the Indo-Malayan region.[2]

Description

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This species reaches a length of 12.0 cm (4.7 in).[3]

References

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  1. ^ Cabanban, A., Pollard, D. & Choat, J.H. (2010). "Halichoeres bicolor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T187598A8577514. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187598A8577514.en. Retrieved 24 January 2024.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Eschmeyer, W.N. (ed.), 1998. Catalog of fishes. Special Publication, California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco. 3 vols. 2905 p.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Halichoeres bicolor". FishBase. August 2019 version.