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Tail-spot wrasse (Halichoeres melanurus)
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Tail-spot wrasse (Halichoeres melanurus) specimen
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Labridae

Tail-spot wrasse

Halichoeres melanurus

Ocellated Wrasse of Indo Pacific

  • Yellow
  • Tropical
  • Transcontinental
  • Marine fish
  • Indian Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • East Asia
  • Oceania
  • Southeast Asia
  • Fusiform
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Tail-spot wrasse is a marine fish of Indo-Pacific. The species occupies marine waters. The largest recorded length is 14 cm.

Family
Labridae
Maximum length
14 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: from Bali, Indonesia and Western Australia to Micronesia and Samoa; north to Japan; south to Australia.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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