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Adorned wrasse
Halichoeres cosmetus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Adorned wrasse
- Scientific
- Halichoeres cosmetus
- Dhivehi
- Hikaa
- Group
- Reef fish
- Family
- Labridae (wrasses)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 13 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 2 to 31 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2009
Description
A small, colourful wrasse with pink and green stripes and dark spots on the dorsal fin, reaching about 13 cm. It is common on shallow coral and rubble.
In the Maldives
FishBase (Maldives) gives only the general name hikaa.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Halichoeres-cosmetus.html
- fishbase.se /comnames/CommonNamesList.php?ID=25372&GenusName=Halichoeres&SpeciesNa
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Lábrido_(Halichoeres_cosmetus),_Zanzíbar,_Tanzania,_2024-05
Dhivehi name source: FishBase common names (country: Maldives) give 'Hikaa' (Latin script). FLAG: single source. FLAG: generic name for the group, not species-specific.