Description

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Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 11. Males are identified by the angled or diagonal pink band below the eye. Females have a brighter pink patch of color on the belly compared to the similar H. margaritaceus (Ref. 48636).

Common Names

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Prent-lipvis , Afrikaans , South Africa

星雲海豬魚 , Cantonese , Hong Kong

Labayan , Cebuano , Philippines

Lubay , Cebuano , Philippines

Labayan , Davawenyo , Philippines

Mul-mul , Davawenyo , Philippines

Cloud wrasse , English , Australia

Clouded rainbow fish , English , Mauritius

Clouded rainbowfish , English , Australia

Clouded wrasse , English , Christmas I.

Clouded wrasse , English , Indonesia

Clouded wrasse , English , Papua New Guinea

Nebulosus wrasse , English , Philippines

Nebulous wrasse , English , Australia

Nebulous wrasse , English , Micronesia

Nebulous wrasse , English , Global

Picture wrasse , English , South Africa

Girelle nébuleuse , French , Mauritius

Inazumabera , Japanese , Japan

云纹海猪鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China

星云海猪鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China

星雲海豬魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China

雲紋海豬魚 , Mandarin Chinese , Taiwan/Ch Taipei

Mameng , Tagalog , Philippines

Lulukdayan , Tagbanwa Calamian , 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 nebulosus (Valenciennes, 1839)

Climate Zone

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Subtropical

Location

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Biology

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Found in groups (Ref. 90102) on reef flats, reef margins, and rocky shores (Ref. 9710). Mainly in inshore weedy areas but has been collected as deep as 40 m (Ref. 9710).

Habitat

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associated