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Axil spot wrasse (Halichoeres podostigma)
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Axil spot wrasse (Halichoeres podostigma) specimen
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Labridae

Axil spot wrasse

Halichoeres podostigma

Eighteen Point Five Centimeters Wrasse of the Pacific Ocean

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Southeast Asia
  • Fusiform
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

Halichoeres podostigma, the axil spot wrasse, is a species of saltwater wrasse found in the western-central Pacific Ocean.

Family
Labridae
Maximum length
18.5 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Western Central Pacific: known only from Indonesia and Philippines.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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