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The six-line wrasse occurs among the branches of corals on seaward reef, it is also found in clear coastal waters and in areas of dense coral growth on the crests of reefs in shallow water or on the slopes. It has been recorded to depths of around 20 metres (66 ft). This is a secretive and shy species which is normally encountered in small ...
See text. The wrasses are a family, Labridae, of marine fish, many of which are brightly colored. The family is large and diverse, with over 600 species in 81 genera, which are divided into 9 subgroups or tribes. [ 1 ][ 2 ][ 3 ] They are typically small, most of them less than 20 cm (7.9 in) long, although the largest, the humphead wrasse, can ...
The barred thicklip wrasse is a medium-sized fish that can reach a maximum length between 30 cm [3][4] to 50 cm. [5] Its body is high, relatively flattened, its head is large and its terminal mouth has thick lips. Its body coloration varies according to age. During the juvenile phase, this wrasse has a green-yellow background color with six ...
Binomial name. Thalassoma quinquevittatum. ( Lay & E. T. Bennett, 1839) Synonyms. Scarus quinquevittatus Lay & E. T. Bennett, 1839. The fivestripe wrasse ( Thalassoma quinquevittatum ), also known as the red-ribbon wrasse, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a wrasse, from the family Labridae. It is found in the Indo-Pacific region.
Labridae. Genus: Halichoeres. Species: H. leucoxanthus. Binomial name. Halichoeres leucoxanthus. J. E. Randall & Smith, 1982 [2] Halichoeres leucoxanthus, commonly called the canarytop wrasse, whitebelly wrasse, or lemon meringue wrasse, is a fish species in the wrasse family endemic to the Indian Ocean.
Reef safe. Reef safe is a distinction used in the saltwater aquarium hobby to indicate that a fish or invertebrate is safe to add to a reef aquarium. There is no fish that is completely reef safe. Every fish that is commonly listed as reef safe are species that usually do not readily consume small fish or invertebrates.
Description. The slippery dick wrasse is a small fish that can reach a maximum length of 35 cm (14 in). [2] It has a thin, elongate body with a terminal mouth, and its body coloration has three phases during its life: The terminal phase is when the fish becomes a male, so the body coloration turns to green with two longitudinal dark stripes.
Bluestreak cleaner wrasse. The bluestreak cleaner wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus) is one of several species of cleaner wrasses found on coral reefs from Eastern Africa and the Red Sea to French Polynesia. Like other cleaner wrasses, it eats parasites and dead tissue off larger fishes ' skin in a mutualistic relationship that provides food and ...