Dusky Wrasse (species: Halichoeres marginatus) in Cook Islands (Gaia Guide)
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Halichoeres marginatus
Dusky Wrasse


©Graham Edgar: Halichoeres marginatus at Cod Hole near Lizard Island

©John E. Randall: Adult Dusky Wrasse (Halichoeres marginatus)

©Dennis Polack: Dusky Wrasse (Halichoeres marginatus)

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Labridae
Genus Halichoeres
Species Halichoeres marginatus

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 7 cm (Length of specimen)

Depth range

  • From 0 m to 30 m

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Distribution and habitat preferences

Inhabit lagoon and seaward reefs, along the upper edges of coral-rich areas (FishBase).

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References

  • Green, A.L. (1996). Spatial, temporal and ontogenetic patterns of habitat use by coral reef fishes (Family Labridae), Marine Ecology Progress Series, 133: 1-11. LIRS catalog number 457.
  • Green, A.L. (1996). Spatial, temporal and ontogenetic patterns of habitat use by coral reef fishes (Family Labridae), Marine Ecology Progress Series, 133: 1-11. LIRS catalog number 457.
  • Wainwright, P.C., D.R. Bellwood, M.W. Westneat, J.R. Grubich and A.S. Hoey (2004). A functional morphospace for the skull of labrid fishes: patterns of diversity in a complex biomechanical system, Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 82: 1-25. LIRS catalog number 872.