Biology:Halichoeres rubrovirens

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Short description: Species of wrasse

Halichoeres rubrovirens
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Halichoeres
Species:
H. rubrovirens
Binomial name
Halichoeres rubrovirens
L. A. Rocha, Pinheiro & Gasparini, 2010

Halichoeres rubrovirens, the red-green wrasse, is a species of wrasse native to the western Atlantic Ocean, being found in the islands of Trindade and Martim Vaz in southeastern Brazil .[1] It's found on rocky reefs at depths of 5-30m, and juveniles seem to mimic and usually school together with Thalassoma noronhanum which they resemble in color.[2] They are not genetically close to any other species of Halichoeres in the Atlantic, and are likely a relict species.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5632318 entry