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Halichoeres nigrescens

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Species of fish

Halichoeres nigrescens
Specimen of Halichoeres nigrescens with a ruler indicating a length of approximately 11 cm.
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Halichoeres
Species: H. nigrescens
Binomial name
Halichoeres nigrescens
(Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801)
Synonyms
List
  • Labrus nigrescens Bloch & Schneider, 1801
  • Halichoeres nigriscens (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
  • Labrus baccatus Marion de ProcΓ©, 1822
  • Labrus mola Cuvier, 1829
  • Julis dussumieri Valenciennes, 1839
  • Halichoeres dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1839)
  • Julis exornatus Richardson, 1846
  • Julis javanicus Bleeker, 1857
  • Platyglossus dubius Steindachner, 1866
  • Platyglossus dayi Steindachner, 1870
  • Platyglossus ransonneti Steindachner, 1870
  • Platyglossus immaculatus Macleay, 1878
  • Platyglossus amabilis De Vis, 1885
  • Platyglossus roseus Day, 1888
  • Platyglossus maculatus Jatzow & Lenz, 1898
  • Halichoeres leucostigma Fowler & Bean, 1928
  • Halichoeres dianthus Smith, 1947

Halichoeres nigrescens, or the bubblefin wrasse, is a species of salt water wrasse found in the Indo-West Pacific Ocean.

Description

This species reaches a length of 14.0 cm (5.5 in).

References

  1. Shea, S., Liu, M. & Sadovy, Y. (2010). "Halichoeres nigrescens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T187600A8578241. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187600A8578241.en. Retrieved 24 January 2024.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. Parenti, P. and J.E. Randall, 2000. An annotated checklist of the species of the labroid fish families Labridae and Scaridae. Ichthyol. Bull. J.L.B. Smith Inst. Ichthyol. (68):1-97.
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Halichoeres nigrescens". FishBase. August 2019 version.
Taxon identifiers
Halichoeres nigrescens
Labrus nigrescens


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