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Teleostei (teleosts) > Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Labridae (Wrasses) > Corinae
Etymology: Halichoeres: Greek, als, alis = salt + Greek, choiros = pig (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Günther.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 4 m (Ref. 33416). Tropical

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Northwest Pacific: known with certainty only from Hong Kong, Xiamen (China) and Taiwan.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.6 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 33416)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 13 - 15. Differs from H. bleekeri by having nearly always 14 pectoral rays (rarely 13 or 15); the presence of dark caudal spot on females; longest dorsal soft ray ranges from 2.25-2.4 in HL (Ref. 33416).

Inhabit exposed rocky reefs. Feed on amphipods and other benthic crustaceans (Ref. 128523).

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Distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205).

Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Westneat, Mark | Collaborators

Randall, J.E., 1999. Halichoeres bleekeri (Steindachner & Döderlein), a valid Japanese species of labrid fish, distinct from H. tenuispinis (Günther) from China. Ichthyol. Res. 46(3):225-231. (Ref. 33416)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 18 October 2008

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Halichoeres tenuispinis (Günther, 1862)