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Pinstriped wrasse
Halichoeres vrolikii
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Pinstriped wrasse
- Scientific
- Halichoeres vrolikii
- Dhivehi
- Hikaa
- Group
- Reef fish
- Family
- Labridae (wrasses)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 13 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2009
Description
A small wrasse with fine dark lines along the body, reaching about 13 cm. It lives in shallow weedy areas of rocky shores.
In the Maldives
FishBase (Maldives) gives only the general name hikaa.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Halichoeres-vrolikii.html
- fishbase.se /comnames/CommonNamesList.php?ID=25690&GenusName=Halichoeres&SpeciesNa
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Halichoeres_vrolikii.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.