Halichoeres nigrescens

Halichoeres nigrescens
Specimen of Halichoeres nigrescens with a ruler indicating a length of approximately 11 cm.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Halichoeres
Species:
H. nigrescens
Binomial name
Halichoeres nigrescens
Synonyms
List
  • Labrus nigrescens Bloch & Schneider, 1801
  • Halichoeres nigriscens (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
  • Labrus baccatus Marion de Procé, 1822
  • Labrus mola Cuvier, 1829
  • Julis dussumieri Valenciennes, 1839
  • Halichoeres dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1839)
  • Julis exornatus Richardson, 1846
  • Julis javanicus Bleeker, 1857
  • Platyglossus dubius Steindachner, 1866
  • Platyglossus dayi Steindachner, 1870
  • Platyglossus ransonneti Steindachner, 1870
  • Platyglossus immaculatus Macleay, 1878
  • Platyglossus amabilis De Vis, 1885
  • Platyglossus roseus Day, 1888
  • Platyglossus maculatus Jatzow & Lenz, 1898
  • Halichoeres leucostigma Fowler & Bean, 1928
  • Halichoeres dianthus Smith, 1947

Halichoeres nigrescens, or the bubblefin wrasse, is a species of salt water wrasse found in the Indo-West Pacific Ocean.[2]

Description

This species reaches a length of 14.0 cm (5.5 in).[3]

References

  1. ^ Shea, S., Liu, M. & Sadovy, Y. (2010). "Halichoeres nigrescens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T187600A8578241. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187600A8578241.en. Retrieved 24 January 2024.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Parenti, P. and J.E. Randall, 2000. An annotated checklist of the species of the labroid fish families Labridae and Scaridae. Ichthyol. Bull. J.L.B. Smith Inst. Ichthyol. (68):1-97.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Halichoeres nigrescens". FishBase. August 2019 version.


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