Halichoeres trispilus, Triplespot wrasse

Halichoeres trispilus Randall & Smith, 1982

Triplespot wrasse
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Actinopteri (ray-finned fishes) > Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Labridae (Wrasses) > Corinae
Etymology: Halichoeres: Greek, als, alis = salt + Greek, choiros = pig (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Randall & Smith.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 15 - 56 m (Ref. 9710). Tropical

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Western Indian Ocean: Sodwana Bay, South Africa (Ref. 11228), Maldives and Mauritius.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 90102)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 21; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12; Anal spines: 15; Anal soft rays: 12. Almost white with some black spots or lines on the head (Ref. 48636).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Found on sandy areas of deep lagoon and seaward reefs (Ref. 9710), usually along deep drop-offs with large caves, rich with invertebrate growth in depths over 20 m. Occurs in small groups of females, usually a male swimming nearby (Ref. 48636). May be found solitary (Ref. 90102).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205).

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Lieske, E. and R. Myers, 1994. Collins Pocket Guide. Coral reef fishes. Indo-Pacific & Caribbean including the Red Sea. Haper Collins Publishers, 400 p. (Ref. 9710)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 125652)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 25 March 2009

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 22.8 - 28.4, mean 26.8 °C (based on 92 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00475 - 0.02106), b=3.08 (2.91 - 3.25), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-BS (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.3   ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100) .
Climate Vulnerability (Ref. 125649):   (0 of 100) .
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 126 [73, 269] mg/100g ; Iron = 0.876 [0.509, 1.506] mg/100g ; Protein = 18.6 [15.8, 20.9] % ; Omega3 = 0.174 [0.104, 0.287] g/100g ; Selenium = 26.7 [14.3, 48.9] μg/100g ; VitaminA = 136 [44, 449] μg/100g ; Zinc = 2.05 [1.37, 3.62] mg/100g (wet weight);