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Timor wrasse
Halichoeres timorensis
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Timor wrasse
- Scientific
- Halichoeres timorensis
- 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 5 to 15 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2008
Description
A small wrasse reaching about 12 cm, living in loose groups on shallow rocky reefs with soft corals and algae.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Halichoeres-timorensis.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Halichoeres_timorensis_249635502.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.