Species: Halichoeres notospilus, Banded wrasse
Halichoeres notospilus (Günther, 1864)
Banded wrasse
Elongate, compressed; 1 pair of enlarged canines at front of upper jaws, 2 pairs at front of lower jaws; no large canine at rear of top jaw; dorsal fin IX, 11; anal rays III, 11; pectoral rays 13; lateral line unbroken, but abruptly bent down under rear of dorsal fin, its tubes branched, except those on tail base; lateral line with 27 pored scales.
IP: dark green on upper half, light green below, about 5-6 alternating yellow and black patches along upper back; TP: with 7-8 blackish bars on upper half of body with narrow yellow bars between, a blackish patch behind pectoral fin, and caudal fin red; juvenile similar to that of H. chierchiae, except very small fish may also turn almost black, with a clear tail fin, and a narrow white bar across the body just behind the pectoral fin.
Maximum size to 27.3 cm.
Habitat: rocky shores.
Habitat: common in shallows (1-10 m) exposed to surge.
Southern Baja and the Gulf of California to northern Peru; also the Revillagigedos, Cocos, Malpelo and the Galapagos.
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- Salinity
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- Brackish
- Marine
- Freshwater
- Inshore/Offshore
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- Inshore
- Inshore Only
- Water Column Position
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- Bottom only
- Bottom
- Habitat
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- Reef associated (reef + edges-water column & soft bottom)
- Reef only
- Reef (rock/coral/oyster)
- Rocks
- FishBase Habitat
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- Reef Associated
- Feeding Group
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- Data
- Carnivore
- Diet
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- Sea-stars/cucumbers/urchins
- Mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs)
- Data
- Mobile benthic worms
- Mobile benthic gastropods/bivalves
- Egg Type
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- Pelagic
- Pelagic larva
- Data
- Global Endemism
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- All species
- East Pacific endemic
- Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP) endemic
- Regional Endemism
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- TEP endemic
- All species
- Continent
- Continent + Island (s)
- Island (s)
- Residency
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- Resident
- Climate Zone
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- Northern Subtropical (Cortez Province + Sinaloan Gap)
- Equatorial (Costa Rica to Ecuador + Galapagos, Clipperton, Cocos, Malpelo)
- Northern Tropical (Mexican Province to Nicaragua + Revillagigedos)
- South Temperate (Peruvian Province )
- North Temperate (Californian Province &/or Northern Gulf of California)
- IUCN Red List
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- Least concern
- Listed
- CITES
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- Not listed
- Length Max
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- 27.3
- Depth Range Min
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- 1
- Depth Range Max
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- 10
