Goldstripe wrasse (Halichoeres zeylonicus)

Scientific name: Halichoeres zeylonicus Bennett, 1833

Goldstripe wrasse (Halichoeres zeylonicus)

The Goldstripe wrasse (Halichoeres zeylonicus) is a marine fish of the family Labridae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, Red Sea and the Gulf to Samoa, north to southern Japan, south to the Great Barrier Reef. Western Indian Ocean: Mozambique.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 11. Females light bluish gray dorsally, white ventrally, with a narrow orange stripe running from the top of the snout to the upper base of the caudal fin (where it may contain a blackish spot). Males blue-green on head and anterior portions of the body with irregular pink band and spots; their orange-yellow lateral stripe blue-edged, often with narrow extensions; a blue-edged spot at the upper portion of the pectoral fin base, and two or more similar blue-edged spots just anterior of the caudal peduncle above the lateral stripe.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Halichoeres zeylonicus
Family
Labridae (Wrasses)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
20.0
Depth range
11–20 m (36–66 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 11 - 20 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and the Gulf to Samoa, north to southern Japan, south to the Great Barrier Reef. Western Indian Ocean: Mozambique.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Aquarium: commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

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Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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