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Halichoeres dispilus (Günther, 1864)

Description

Common Names

  • Kamæleongylte , Danish , Denmark
  • Chameleon wrasse , English , Galapagos Is.
  • Chameleon wrasse , English , Mexico
  • Chameleon wrasse , English , Peru
  • Chameleon wrasse , English , Global
  • Donzelle caméléon , French , France
  • 双棘海猪鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 雙棘海豬魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • Doncella , Spanish , Peru
  • San Pedrano , Spanish , Peru
  • Sanpedrano , Spanish , Peru
  • Señorita , Spanish , Peru
  • Señorita camaleón , Spanish , Mexico
  • Señorita camaleón , Spanish , Mexico
  • Señorita camaleón , Spanish , Spain
  • Vieja , Spanish , Ecuador
  • Vieja camaleón , Spanish , Galapagos Is.

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Eupercaria/misc

    Family: Labridae

    Genus: Halichoeres

    Species: Halichoeres dispilus (Günther, 1864)

    Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Location

    Biology

    Solitary (Ref. 5227).Inhabits shallow waters, over rocky or coral reefs separated by sandy areas (Ref. 9311). Feeds on small invertebrates found in the sand (Ref. 9311). Large specimens in the Gulf of California are known to feed on small blennioid fishes (Ref. 28023). Buries itself in the sand when disturbed and at night to sleep (Ref. 9311). Marketed fresh in local markets (Ref. 9311).

    Habitat

    associated