Description

Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 12; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 12.

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Eupercaria/misc

Family: Labridae

Genus: Halichoeres

Species: Halichoeres papilionaceus (Valenciennes, 1839)

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Found in shallow sheltered rocky areas and reef flats (Ref. 34765), also in seagrass beds and weedy areas, solitary or in small groups (Ref. 90102).

Habitat

associated

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Threat to Humans

Harmless