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Halichoeres melanochir Fowler & Bean, 1928
Orangefin wrasse
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Labridae (Wrasses) > Julidinae
Etymology: Halichoeres: Greek, als, alis = salt + Greek, choiros = pig (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Fowler & Bean.
Etymology: Halichoeres: Greek, als, alis = salt + Greek, choiros = pig (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Fowler & Bean.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 5 - 25 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical; 45°N -
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Western Pacific: Philippines to Taiwan and southern Japan, south to northwest Australia.
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Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Juvenile similar to H. marginatus and is distinguished from that by the orange ventral fin which it has throughout life (Ref. 48636).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
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Distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205).
Main reference
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Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984. The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text). (Ref. 559)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 12 April 2008
CITES
Not Evaluated
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Harmless
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Fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial
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