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Nebulous wrasse
Halichoeres nebulosus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Nebulous wrasse
- Scientific
- Halichoeres nebulosus
- 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 1 to 40 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2008
Description
A small mottled wrasse with a pink band below the eye in males, reaching about 12 cm. It lives in weedy inshore areas, reef flats and rocky shores.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Halichoeres-nebulosus.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Lábrido_(Halichoeres_nebulosus),_Zanzíbar,_Tanzania,_2024-0
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.