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Radiant wrasse
Halichoeres iridis
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Radiant wrasse
- Scientific
- Halichoeres iridis
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Family
- Labridae (wrasses)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 12 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 6 to 43 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2009
Description
A small wrasse with an orange-yellow head marked by greenish bands, a black spot behind the eye and a brown body, reaching about 12 cm. It lives over sand and rubble on steep seaward reefs.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Halichoeres-iridis.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Halichoeres_iridis_2.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.