Nebulous wrasse

Nebulous wrasse
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Halichoeres
Species: H. nebulosus
Binomial name
Halichoeres nebulosus
(Valenciennes, 1839)
Synonyms
  • Julis nebulosus Valenciennes, 1839
  • Julis pseudominiatus Bleeker, 1856
  • Julis reichei Bleeker, 1856
  • Pseudojulis maculifer Castelnau, 1875

The nebulous wrasse, Halichoeres nebulosus, is a species of wrasse native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. It can be found in groups at depths from 1 to 40 m (3.3 to 131.2 ft) on reef flats. This species feeds on fish eggs and benthic invertebrates, including crabs, sea urchins, ophiuroids, polychaetes, sponges and mollusks.[2] Its coloration varies, ranging from brown to dark green. This species can reach 12 cm (4.7 in) in total length. It can be found in the aquarium trade.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Craig, M. & Rocha, L, 2010. Halichoeres nebulosus. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 08 January 2013.
  2. ↑ Diet
  3. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Halichoeres nebulosus" in FishBase. January 2014 version.


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