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Genus Halichoeres, Part 5
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By Bob Fenner |
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| Halichoeres melanochir Fowler & Bean 1928. Western
Pacific; Philippines to northwest Australia. To almost seven inches in
length. This female off of Pulau Redang, Malaysia. |
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| Halichoeres melanurus (Bleeker 1851), the Tail-spot
Wrasse. West central Pacific. To five inches. An occasional import out of
Fiji. Initial phase (a small and a large blue emarginated spot on dorsal) in
Fiji, terminal off Heron Island, Australia's GBR. |
 
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| Halichoeres melasmapomus Randall 1981, the Cheekspot
Wrasse. Indo-West Pacific. To ten inches total length. Occasionally shows up
in our interest, often sold as a "miscellaneous" wrasse. This juvenile
photographed in the Cook Islands. |
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Halichoeres nebulosus (Valenciennes 1839), the
Nebulous Wrasse. To 12 cm. Indo-West Pacific: throughout the tropical
and subtropical Indian Ocean including the Red Sea. This one in Raja
Ampat. http://fishbase.org/Summary/species
Summary.php?ID=6663&genusname=Halichoeres&
speciesname=nebulosus
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