Halichoeres brasiliensis, or the Brazilian wrasse, is a species of salt water wrasse found in the south-western Atlantic Ocean, from Brazil to Trinidad Island.[2]
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Labriformes |
Family: | Labridae |
Genus: | Halichoeres |
Species: | H. brasiliensis
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Binomial name | |
Halichoeres brasiliensis (Bloch, 1791)
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Description
editThis species reaches a length of 39.5 cm (15.6 in).[3]
References
edit- ^ Rocha, L., Francini-Filho, R., Craig, M., Ferreira, B., Rodrigo L. Moura & Ferreira, C.E. (2010). "Halichoeres brasiliensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T187732A8615339. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187732A8615339.en. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Rocha, L.A. and R.S. Rosa, 2001. Halichoeres brasiliensis (Bloch, 1791), a valid wrasse species (Teleostei: Labridae) from Brazil, with notes on the Caribbean species Halichoeres radiatus (Linnaeus, 1758). aqua, J. Ichthyol. Aquat. Biol. 4(4):161-166.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Halichoeres brasiliensis". FishBase. August 2019 version.