Pastel-green Wrasse (species: Halichoeres chloropterus) in Lizard Island area: all known taxa (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Halichoeres chloropterus
Pastel-green Wrasse


©Andy Lewis: Male Pastel-green Wrasse at Lizard Island

©Paul Asman: Halichoeres chloropterus near Casuarina Beach, Lizard Island.

©Victor Huertas: Initial phase Halichoeres chloropterus in the Lizard Island lagoon between Bird and South Islands.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Labridae
Genus Halichoeres
Species Halichoeres chloropterus

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Lizard Island Field Guide
Lizard Island area: all known taxa

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 19 cm (Length of specimen)

Depth range

  • Depth range data is not yet available.

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Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

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References

  • Caley, M.J. (1991). Mechanisms of coexistence in communities of coral-reef fishes, Ph.D. thesis, University of Sydney. LIRS catalog number 307.
  • Caley, M.J. (1995). Community dynamics of tropical reef fishes: local patterns between latitudes, Marine Ecology Progress Series, 129: 7-18. LIRS catalog number 447.
  • Caley, M.J. (1995). Reef fish community structure and dynamics: in interaction between local and larger-scale processes? Marine Ecology Progress Series, 129: 19-29. LIRS catalog number 448.
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