yellow-tailed wrasse

Scientific name Halichoeres melanurus
Descriptor Bleeker
Year of description 1851
IUCN category (World) LC
Family Labridae
Genus Halichoeres
Halichoeres melanurus Halichoeres melanurus

Introduction

Halichoeres melanurus, commonly known as yellow-tailed wrasse, is a salt water fish.

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Who is it?

Morphology

  • Average size
    10 cm
  • Maximum size
    12 cm
  • Pattern
    horizontal stripes
  • Average size
    10 cm
  • Maximum size
    12 cm
  • Pattern
    horizontal stripes

How to recognize the yellow-tailed wrasse ?

The yellow-tailed wrasse measures between 10 and 12 cm. This fish is tricolore with a predominantly rouge, jaune and bleu body. The also has rouge horizontal stripes.

Behaviour & Life cycle

  • diet
    carnivorous
  • Sociability
    living in a group or alone
  • territorial
    No
  • Way of living
    diurnal

The yellow-tailed wrasse is a fish living in a group or alone naturally found near the bottom. This species is carnivorous .

Although the yellow-tailed wrasse is non-territorial, it is sometimes aggressive towards other species.

Reproduction

  • Reproduction
    ovipare

The yellow-tailed wrasse is a fish ovipare.

Harmless species

This species does not represent any particular threats to humans when encountered in its natural environment.

Where to find it?

Conservation status of populations (IUCN)

World : LC

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What is its habitat?

Natural environment characteristics

  • Temperature
    25 - 29 °C
  • Depth
    1 - 15 m

Biotope presentation

The yellow-tailed wrasse is most often found at a depth between 1m and 15m. However, it is not impossible to find this species at other depths.

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