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Zigzag Wrasse

Halichoeres scapularis

Also known as: Brown-banded Wrasse, Rainbowfish, Sandreef Wrasse, Zigzag, Zigzag Rainbowfish, Zigzag Rainbow Wrasse, Zigzag Sand Wrasse

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2010
LIFE STAGE
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Juvenile
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@fishx6 · Mirihi Island Resort, Maldives · May 20081 / 13

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Overview

Juveniles are pearly white with a black or yellow stripe zigzagging along the side, far plainer than the elaborately coloured males.

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How to identify

COLOURS
Pattern
stripes
Behaviour
haremssleeps in sand or crevicessolitary

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Habitat & where to find it

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

  • Range · Indo-West Pacific
  • Exact location · 1
  • Country only · 12
RANGE
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Juvenile photos 13

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    ALL STAGES
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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderEupercaria incertae sedis
    5. familyLabridae
    6. genusHalichoeres
    7. speciesHalichoeres scapularis (Bennett, 1832)

    SourcesWoRMSFishBase

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