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Dusky wrasse
Halichoeres marginatus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Dusky wrasse
- Scientific
- Halichoeres marginatus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Family
- Labridae (wrasses)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 18 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 0 to 30 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2009
Description
A dusky wrasse; juveniles are black with white streaks and adults are dark with green and orange markings, reaching about 18 cm. It lives along the upper edges of coral-rich areas.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Halichoeres-marginatus.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Dusky_wrasse_(Halichoeres_marginatus).jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.