Description

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Similar to H. timorensis and best distinguished by the more horizontal line pattern on the cheek (Ref. 48636).

Common Names

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Labayan , Cebuano , Philippines

Lubay , Cebuano , Philippines

Labayan , Davawenyo , Philippines

Mul-mul , Davawenyo , Philippines

Saowisata wrasse , English , Indonesia

Wrasse , English , Malaysia

Bayan , Malay , Malaysia

Nuri belang tanda , Malay , Malaysia

双背海猪鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China

雙背海豬魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Labayan , Tagalog , Philippines

Labayan , Waray-waray , Philippines

Lubayan , Waray-waray , Philippines

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Eupercaria/misc

Family: Labridae

Genus: Halichoeres

Species: Halichoeres binotopsis (Bleeker, 1849)

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Biology

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Found in shallow coastal reef flat and gutters with algae and sparse coral growth. Occurs in small loose aggregations. Males territorial with numerous females spread over a section of reef (Ref. 48636).

Habitat

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associated