Black wrasse
| Black wrasse | |
|---|---|
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| Halichoeres adustus (darker fish) around a Guineafowl pufferfish (Arothron meleagris) (lighter fish) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Genus: | Halichoeres |
| Species: | H. adustus |
| Binomial name | |
| Halichoeres adustus (C. H. Gilbert, 1890) | |
| Synonyms | |
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The black wrasse, Halichoeres adustus, is a species of wrasse native to the eastern Pacific Ocean around Cocos Island, the Revillagigedo Islands, Tres Marias Islands, and the Galapagos.[1] This species prefers areas with rocky bottoms at depths from 1 to 3 m (3.3 to 9.8 ft). It can reach 12.5 cm (4.9 in) in total length.[2]
References
- 1 2 Allen, G. & Edgar, G. 2010. Halichoeres adustus. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. <www.iucnredlist.org Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.>. Downloaded on 09 November 2013.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Halichoeres adustus" in FishBase. August 2013 version.
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