Nebulous Wrasse

Halichoeres nebulosus

Also known as: Circle-cheek Rainbowfish, Circle-cheek Wrasse, Cloud Rainbowfish, Cloud Wrasse, Clouded Rainbowfish, Clouded Wrasse, Nebulous Rainbowfish, Picture Rainbowfish, Picture Wrasse, Pinkbelly Rainbowfish, Pinkbelly Wrasse, Rainbowfish, Sand-reef Wrasse

ALSO KNOWN AS

Circle-cheek Rainbowfish
Circle-cheek Wrasse
Cloud Rainbowfish
Cloud Wrasse
Clouded Rainbowfish
Clouded Wrasse
Nebulous Rainbowfish
Picture Rainbowfish
Picture Wrasse
Pinkbelly Rainbowfish
Pinkbelly Wrasse
Rainbowfish
Sand-reef Wrasse

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2010

LIFE STAGE

Nebulous Wrasse juvenile, photographed at Navy Pier, Ningaloo Reef, Exmouth, WA, Australia — @fishx6 · Navy Pier, Ningaloo Reef, Exmouth, WA, Australia · June 20131 / 2

Nebulous Wrasse juvenile, photographed at Navy Pier, Ningaloo Reef, Exmouth, WA, Australia — @fishx6 · Navy Pier, Ningaloo Reef, Exmouth, WA, Australia · June 20131 / 2

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Overview

Juveniles show only the rear part of the boomerang-shaped mark on the adult's cheek. Small fish closely resemble Pearly Wrasse and are best confirmed by the markings of nearby adults.

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How to identify

COLOURS

Pattern: blotchy pink belly stripe
Behaviour: schooling solitary

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Habitat & where to find it

Where the juvenile stage lives, and where its photos were taken.

Range · Indo-West Pacific
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RANGE

Indo-West Pacific

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Juvenile photos 2

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ALL STAGES

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Taxonomy

kingdomAnimalia
phylumChordata
classTeleostei
orderEupercaria incertae sedis
familyLabridae
genusHalichoeres
speciesHalichoeres nebulosus (Valenciennes, 1839)

SourcesWoRMS FishBase

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