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Australian Faunal Directory FishBase Names Scientific source: Integrated Taxonomic Information System Supported by National Biological Information Infrastructure National Science Foundation go to Discover Life's Facebook group Following modified from Australian Faunal Directory    Top | See original &pull 20q v5.145 20180528: Error 301 Moved Permanently http://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/506a39bd-fd9f-48dc-b049-fad0cdb134fb/ Following modified from FishBase    Top | See original http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Halichoeres&speciesname=melasmapomus ---> http://52.67.158.155/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Halichoeres&speciesname=melasmapomus http://52.67.158.155/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Halichoeres&speciesname=melasmapomus ---> https://fishbase.net.br/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Halichoeres&speciesname=melasmapomus https://fishbase.net.br/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Halichoeres&speciesname=melasmapomus ---> https://fishbase.net.br/summary/Halichoeres-melasmapomus.html You can sponsor this page Common name (e.g. trout) contains begins with begins with ends with is Genus + Species (e.g. Gadus morhua) About this page More Info Plus d'info Mais info Languages Arabic Bahasa/Malay Bangla Chinese(Si) Chinese(Tr) Deutsch English Español Farsi Français Greek Hindi Italiano Japanese Lao Nederlands Português(Br) Português(Pt) Russian Swedish Thai Vietnamese User feedbacks Comments &   Corrections Fish Forum Guest Book Facebook Citation Uploads Attach website Upload photo Upload video Upload   references Fish Watcher Related species Species in    Halichoeres Species in    Labridae - Classification - Corinae Labridae Eupercaria/misc Teleostei Chordata Animalia Halichoeres melasmapomus Randall , 1981 Cheekspot wrasse Add your observation in Fish Watcher Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050 This map was computer-generated and has not yet been reviewed. Halichoeres melasmapomus   AquaMaps   Data sources: GBIF OBIS Upload your photos  and  videos Pictures | Videos | Google image Halichoeres melasmapomus Picture by Randall, J.E. Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes( genus , species ) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa Teleostei (teleosts) > Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Labridae (Wrasses) > Corinae Etymology: Halichoeres: Greek, als, alis = salt + Greek, choiros = pig (Ref. 45335 ) . More on author: Randall . Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology Marine; reef-associated; depth range 10 - 56 m (Ref. 90102 ), usually 33 - ? m (Ref. 1602 ). Tropical; 19°N - 25°S Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri Indo-Pacific: Cocos-Keeling Island and Rowley Shoals in the eastern Indian Ocean to the Marquesas and Pitcairn islands. Size / Weight / Age Maturity: L m   ?   range ? - ? cm Max length : 24.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9710 ) Short description Morphology | Morphometrics Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12; Anal spines : 3; Anal soft rays : 12; Vertebrae : 25. Fresh male specimens reddish brown dorsally, reddish ventrally; head with green bands; upper opercle with a large blue-edged black spot, rimmed with blue and red; 3 succession of spots behind eye. Large females may be similar in color with males but with a black spot on branched caudal rays; smaller ones have 3 black spots on dorsal fin base. Anterior lateral line scales with 2-7 pores, more in larger adults; 9-13 suborbital pores. Pelvic fins reaching or nearly reaching anus in large adults. Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic) Common around patches of rubble or mixed rubble and coral along steep drop-offs (Ref. 1602 ) at 10-56 m depth (Ref. 90102 ). Feeds on benthic invertebrates (Ref. 89972 ). Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae Distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205 ). Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Westneat, Mark | Collaborators Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene , 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 506 p. (Ref. 2334 ) IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435 )   Least Concern (LC)  ; Date assessed: 25 March 2009 CITES Not Evaluated CMS (Ref. 116361 ) Not Evaluated Threat to humans   Harmless Human uses Aquarium: commercial FAO - Publication: search | FishSource | More information Countries FAO areas Ecosystems Occurrences Introductions Stocks Ecology Diet Food items Food consumption Ration Common names Synonyms Metabolism Predators Ecotoxicology Reproduction Maturity Spawning Spawning aggregation Fecundity Eggs Egg development Age/Size Growth Length-weight Length-length Length-frequencies Morphometrics Morphology Larvae Larval dynamics Recruitment Abundance BRUVS References Aquaculture Aquaculture profile Strains Genetics Electrophoreses Heritability Diseases Processing Nutrients Mass conversion Collaborators Pictures Stamps, Coins Misc. 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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804 ):  PD 50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00955 (0.00451 - 0.02020), b=3.09 (2.92 - 3.26), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245 ). Trophic level (Ref. 69278 ):  3.5   ±0.37 se; based on food items. Resilience (Ref. 120179 ):  Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153 ):  Low vulnerability (14 of 100). Nutrients (Ref. 124155 ):  Calcium = 60.6 [37.2, 98.8] mg/100g; Iron = 0.627 [0.374, 1.125] mg/100g; Protein = 18.5 [15.7, 20.7] %; Omega3 = 0.155 [0.104, 0.230] g/100g; Selenium = 28.7 [18.1, 48.5] μg/100g; VitaminA = 121 [38, 433] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.46 [1.04, 2.25] mg/100g (wet weight); Comments & Corrections Back to Search Random Species Back to Top Accessed through: Not available FishBase mirror site : Laguna, Philippines Page last modified by : mrius-barile Updated: 2024-05-07 18:22:59 gmt FishBase | Search | All Living Things | Top © Designed by The Polistes Corporation