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Regional Accounts of Wrasses:
Wrasses of Indonesia
Part Two of Three
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By Bob Fenner |
Cirrhilabrus rubripinnis |
Genus Cirrhilabrus: |
Cirrhilabrus adornatus Randall & Kunzmann 1998. |
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Cirrhilabrus aurantidorsalis Aquarium photos of a young (6.5
cm.) and older male by Hiroyuki Tanaka. |  
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Cirrhilabrus cyanopleura (Bleeker 1851), the Blueside Wrasse.
Western Pacific. To six inches in length. N. Sulawesi male at right.
Below: Aquarium photo of male, one in Gili Air, Lombok Indonesia,
and another male in an aquariums. Female in N. Sulawesi. | 
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Cirrhilabrus exquisitus Smith 1957, the Exquisite Wrasse. Indo-west
Pacific, to the Tuamotus. To nearly five inches in length. Aquarium and
Fiji images of males, the last "flashing". |  
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Cirrhilabrus filamentosus (Klausewitz 1976), the Whip-fin
Wrasse. Shown: a male in the Gilis and a 9 cm. male in an aquarium
by Hiroyuki Tanaka. |  
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Cirrhilabrus flavidorsalis Randall & Carpenter 1980, the
Yellow-fin Fairy Wrasse. To 5.7 cm. Western Pacific; Indonesia and
Philippines. Aquarium photos of a 3 cm. female and 6 cm. male by
Hiroyuki Tanaka. |  
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Cirrhilabrus lubbocki Randall & Carpenter 1980, Lubbock's
Wrasse. Western central Pacific; Philippines, Celebes/Indonesia. At
right a male by Hiroyuki Tanaka. Below: The first male in captivity
a second off Pulau Redang, Malaysia, the last in N. Sulawesi. | 
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Cirrhilabrus rubripinnis Randall & Carpenter 1980, the Redfin
Wrasse. Western central Pacific. Imported from the Philippines. A tough
fish where collected, shipped properly. Shown: a male and female in N.
Sulawesi. |  
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Cirrhilabrus temminckii Bleeker 1853, the Threadfin Wrasse. |
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Cirrhilabrus tonozukai Allen & Kuiter 1999, Tonozuka's Fairy
Wrasse. Western Pacific; Indonesia. At right, a young male of 5 cm.
by Hiroyuki Tanaka. Below, females and two displaying males in
Sulawesi by RMF, second row, aquarium photos of a male, females by
Hiroyuki Tanaka | 
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Genus Coris:
Coris aygula Lacepede 1801, the Twinspot or Clown Coris (2), is
oh-so-cute when little; at about 3-5 inches it starts to transform
into a light in the front, dark in the back female. But as they say
on late night TV, "Wait, there’s more". At a foot or so in length
females change again to darkish green with a white body band males
that grow to three plus feet in length! Indo-Pacific, including the
Red Sea to the Line Islands in distribution. Below are a three inch
juvenile, a six inch female and two foot male in the Red Sea. | 
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Coris batuensis (Bleeker 1856), the Batu Coris. Indo-Pacific, but
not the Red Sea, to Tonga. Another mid-size species, to seven inches in
length, that would do well for aquarists. Rarely collected for the
trade. At right, initial and terminal individuals in N. Sulawesi. Below:
One in the Maldives, and Australian waters. |  
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Coris caudimacula (Quoy & Gaimard 1834), the Spottail Coris. Indian
Ocean, including Red Sea, to Australia. To eight inches in length. A
female and male in the upper Red Sea's Gulf of Aqaba. |  
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Coris dorsomacula Fowler 1908, the Pale-Barred Coris. Western
Pacific. To eight inches in length. This one off of Queensland,
Australia. | 
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Coris gaimard (Quoy & Gaimard 1824), the Yellowtail Coris or
Gaimard’s Wrasse is THE Coris Wrasse to most hobbyists (1).
Depending on life stage this fish also goes by the common
appellations as the Red (as young) and Yellowtail Coris. To a mere
sixteen inches in length. Indo-Pacific out to Hawai'i. where these
images of a juvenile, female and male were made. |
Genus Diproctacanthus: |
Diproctacanthus xanthurus (Bleeker 1856), the Yellowtail Tubelip
Wrasse. Indo-Australia; Philippines, Palau, Indonesia, to the GBR.
To four inches in length. Juveniles are cleaners, adults feed on
coral polyps. Juvenile and adult in Pulau Redang, Malaysia, and
middle (intermediate age/size, initial phase) individual in N.
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Genus Epibulus:
Genus Gomphosus:
Gomphosus varius Lacepede 1801, is the much more common Bird Wrasse
(1) in the west. Its males are lighter green over-all, and females
transversely white to black front to back, with an orangish upper
"beak". The common Bird Wrasse is found in Hawai’i to the tropical
western Pacific and eastern Indian Ocean. At right, a juvenile in
Hawaii. Below: Female in Hawai'i, an intermediate individual (changing
from female to male), a male there and one in captivity.
http://fishbase.sinica.edu.tw/Summary/speciesSummary.php?ID=5626&genusname=Gomphosus&speciesname=varius | 
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Genus Halichoeres: |
Halichoeres argus (Bloch & Schneider 1801), the Argus Wrasse.
Indo-west Pacific. To almost five inches in length. This juvenile in
Fiji. | 
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Halichoeres chloropterus (Bloch 1791), the Pastel Green Wrasse.
Indo-Australia; Philippines to the GBR. To nearly eight inches in
length. This one off of Pulau Redang, Malaysia. | 
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Halichoeres chrysus Randall 1981 (1), is a fish of two "good"
and one bad common name. It should be called the Golden or Canary
Wrasse for its bright bold sun-yellow color, but is most often
listed as the Yellow Coris Wrasse (Arggghhh!, it is not a Coris
genus member of course). This is an exemplary aquarium species that
is suitable for peaceful fish-only and reef systems. To a mere 4
inches or so total length. Aquarium & S. Sulawesi photos. Eastern
Indian Ocean distribution.
http://fishbase.sinica.edu.tw/Summary/speciesSummary.php?ID=4855&genusname=Halichoeres&speciesname=chrysus |  
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Halichoeres hartzfeldii (Bleeker 1852), Hartzfeld's Wrasse.
Western Pacific; Indonesia to S. Japan. To 18 cm. Usually found
over sand, mud or rubble in haremic groups of one male, a few
females. N. Sulawesi pix. |  
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Halichoeres kallochroma Bleeker 1853. To nine cm. Similar to
Thailand (to Indo.?) H. leucurus... this one off of N. Sulawesi. | 
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Halichoeres leucurus (Walbaum 1792), the Greyhead Wrasse.
Western Pacific; Philippines to New Guinea, Indonesia, Micronesia.
To a bit over five inches total length. A female off N. Sulawesi.
male off of Gili Air, Lombok, Indonesia. |  
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Halichoeres margaritaceus (Valenciennes 1839), the Pink-belly
Wrasse. Indo-Pacific. To five inches in length. Fiji and aquarium
images. |  
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Halichoeres marginatus Ruppell 1835, the Dusky Wrasse.
Indo-Pacific, including the Red Sea, out to Hawai'i and the
Tuamotus. To seven inches in length. Aquarium, Australian, Fiji
images. |
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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 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 ornatissimus (Garrett 1863) is (one of) the three "
Christmas Wrasses" (2), aka the Ornate Wrasse to science. This can
be a very hardy fish should you secure an initially healthy
specimen. Unfortunately, way to many are doomed from the trauma of
rough handling through the collection process. To six inches. Below:
A juvenile in S. Sulawesi and Aquarium and Hawai'i photos or adults.
Indo-Pacific to Hawai'i, where it is best imported from.
http://fishbase.sinica.edu.tw/Summary/speciesSummary.php?ID=6664&genusname=Halichoeres&speciesname=ornatissimus |
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Halichoeres prosopeion (Bleeker 1853), the Two-tone Wrasse.
Western Pacific. To five inches in length. An occasional import from
a few countries. N. Sulawesi, Fiji and Australian photographs of
very young, juvenile and adult. |
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Halichoeres scapularis (Bennett 1832), the Zigzag Wrasse. Indo-west
Pacific including the Red Sea. To eight inches in length. An occasional
import into the aquarium trade. A good sand sifter as most of the genus.
Male in Pulau Redang, Malaysia, and female and terminal individuals in
N. Sulawesi. |  
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Halichoeres trimaculatus (Quoy & Gaimard 1824), the Three-spot
Wrasse. Indo-Pacific. To eleven inches in length. Adults in the Cook
Islands and Fiji. This species used as food and occasionally in the
aquarium trade. |  
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Halichoeres zeylonicus (Bennett 1833), the Goldstripe Wrasse.
Indo-west Pacific, including the Red Sea. To eight inches in length.
Aquarium and Maldives images. |  
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