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IllustrationTriplespot wrasse
Halichoeres trispilus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Triplespot wrasse
- Scientific
- Halichoeres trispilus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Family
- Labridae (wrasses)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 9.5 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 15 to 56 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2009
Description
A small, almost white wrasse with a few black spots and lines on the head, reaching about 9.5 cm. It lives over sand along deep drop-offs below about 20 m.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Halichoeres-trispilus.html
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.