Halichoeres timorensis

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Halichoeres timorensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Halichoeres
Species:
H. timorensis
Binomial name
Halichoeres timorensis
(Bleeker, 1852)
Synonyms
  • Julis timorensisBleeker, 1852
  • Julis kawarinBleeker, 1852
  • Halichoeres kawarin(Bleeker, 1852)
  • Halichoeris kawarin(Bleeker, 1852)

Halichoeres timorensis, the Timor wrasse, is a species of salt water wrasse found in the Indo-West Pacific Ocean. [2]

Description

This species reaches a length of 12.0 cm (4.7 in). [3]

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References

  1. Cabanban, A.; Russell, B.; Myers, R.; Pollard, D.; Choat, J.H. (2010). "Halichoeres timorensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010: e.T187545A8563883. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187545A8563883.en . Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  2. Randall, John E. (1980). "Two new Indo-Pacific labrid fishes of the genus Halichoeres, with notes on other species of the genus". Pacific Science. 34 (4): 415–432. hdl: 10125/1640 . S2CID   85900180.
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Halichoeres timorensis" in FishBase . August 2019 version.