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Diagnostic Description

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This species is distinguished by the following characters: greatest body depth 2.9-3.6 in SL; pectoral-fin rays usually 14. Colour of male green on head and upper two-thirds of body, white on ventral part with inter-connected brown bars on side; lavander bands on head; between 6th and 7th dorsal spines, a diffuse dark spot; upper pectoral fin base with a small black spot; colour of female dark greenish-brown on upper half of body with several small, white spots along middle of the side (Ref. 90102).
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Estelita Emily Capuli
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Life Cycle

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Distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205).
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Morphology

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Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 11 - 12
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Trophic Strategy

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Occurs inshore (Ref. 75154).
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Biology

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Inhabit shallow weedy areas of rocky shorelines with little coral growth (Ref. 9710). Found in groups (Ref. 90102).
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分布

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分布於印度-西太平洋區,由波斯灣、南非到菲律賓,北至日本琉球與台灣,南至澳洲北部海域等。台灣南部、北部、東北部及澎湖之岩礁海域皆有分布。
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利用

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小型之隆頭魚,體色鮮豔,是較適合水族觀賞的魚類。其有斑駁的保護色,亦常會鑽入砂中,所以潛水在美麗而隱密的珊瑚礁海域,並不易看見。可食用,但個體小,較無食用價值。
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描述

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體延長,側扁。吻較長,尖突。前鼻孔具短管。口小;上頜有犬齒四枚,外側兩枚向後方彎曲。前鰓蓋後緣具鋸齒;鰓蓋膜常與峽部相連。體被中大圓鱗,胸部鱗片小於體側,頰部無鱗;背鰭與臀鰭無鞘鱗;側線完全,在尾柄前方急劇向下降。D. IX, 12;A. III, 12;P. 15;L.l. 27;G.R. 18-22;背鰭第II至第V棘間膜稍高於或約等其它部位。體綠褐色,背側較深,腹側淡白,體側背部有 4-5個暗色寬垂直斑,或擴散成4-5對窄垂直斑或消失;由眼至吻端及眼至上頜,各有一條深色紋;眼後至鰓蓋有若干深色斑點;幼魚及雌魚之背鰭第 IV-VI棘間膜上有黑眼斑,雄魚則小型或消失,軟條部上有一列至數列約與瞳孔同大的白色圓斑;胸鰭基底上方有一三角形黑斑;尾鰭具弧狀斑,上下尾葉色淡。以前所記載之杜氏海豬魚(/Halichoeres dussumieri/)為本種之同種異名。
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棲地

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主要棲息於淺水區域藻類繁生之珊瑚礁及岩岸地帶。主要以底棲性甲殼類、軟體動物、多毛類、有孔類、小魚及魚卵等為食。具性轉變的行為,是屬於先雌後雄型的型態。
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Halichoeres nigrescens

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Halichoeres nigrescens, or the bubblefin wrasse, is a species of salt water wrasse found in the Indo-West Pacific Ocean.[1]

Size

This species reaches a length of 14.0 cm (5.5 in).[2]

References

  1. ^ Parenti, P. and J.E. Randall, 2000. An annotated checklist of the species of the labroid fish families Labridae and Scaridae. Ichthyol. Bull. J.L.B. Smith Inst. Ichthyol. (68):1-97.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Halichoeres nigrescens" in FishBase. August 2019 version.
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Halichoeres nigrescens: Brief Summary

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Halichoeres nigrescens, or the bubblefin wrasse, is a species of salt water wrasse found in the Indo-West Pacific Ocean.

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