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Halichoeres,
Cleaner Wrasses/Labroides,
Tubelip
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Pencil
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Wrasses:
Wrasses
of Indonesia
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By Bob Fenner |
Cirrhilabrus rubripinnis
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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:
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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.
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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. Sulawesi. |
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Genus Epibulus:
Genus Gomphosus:
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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. |
| 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. |
| 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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