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Halichoeres miniatus (Valenciennes, 1839)

Description

Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 11. Males are distinguished by the ringed cheek pattern. Females have pink bellies with fine white lines along scales across (Ref. 48636).

Common Names

  • Buntugon , Cebuano , Philippines
  • Labayan , Cebuano , Philippines
  • Labayan , Davawenyo , Philippines
  • Mul-mul , Davawenyo , Philippines
  • Cheek-ring wrasse , English , Australia
  • Cheek-ring wrasse , English , Indonesia
  • Cheekring wrasse , English , Global
  • Circle-cheek wrasse , English , Australia
  • Circle-cheek wrasse , English , Solomon Is.
  • Circle-cheek wrasse , English , Philippines
  • Spotted-finned rainbow-fish , English , Australia
  • Malaraurabu , Gela , Solomon Is.
  • Hohowa-kyûsen , Japanese , Japan
  • 小海猪鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 小海豬魚 , Mandarin Chinese , Taiwan/Ch Taipei
  • 臀点海猪鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 臀點海豬魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • Mameng , Tagalog , Philippines
  • Labayan , Waray-waray , Philippines
  • Lubayan , Waray-waray , Philippines

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Eupercaria/misc

    Family: Labridae

    Genus: Halichoeres

    Species: Halichoeres miniatus (Valenciennes, 1839)

    Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Location

    Biology

    Found solitary or in small groups (Ref. 90102) in coastal, very shallow and usually algae-rocky coastal reefs (Ref. 48636).

    Habitat

    associated