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Canarytop wrasse
Halichoeres leucoxanthus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Canarytop wrasse
- Scientific
- Halichoeres leucoxanthus
- Dhivehi
- Hikaa
- 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 7 to 60 m (usually 15 to 50 m)
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2009
Description
A small wrasse with a bright yellow upper body and white belly, reaching about 12 cm. It lives in small groups over sand and rubble along the reef edge.
In the Maldives
FishBase (Maldives) gives only the general name hikaa.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Halichoeres-leucoxanthus.html
- fishbase.se /comnames/CommonNamesList.php?ID=7806&GenusName=Halichoeres&SpeciesNam
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Labridae_Halichoeres_leucoxanthus_2.jpg
Dhivehi name source: FishBase common names (country: Maldives) give 'Hikaa' (Latin script). FLAG: single source. FLAG: generic name for the group, not species-specific.