Halichoeres chrysotaenia (Bleeker, 1853)
Indian Ocean pinstriped wrasse
Halichoeres chrysotaenia
photo by Randall, J.E.

Family:  Labridae (Wrasses), subfamily: Corinae
Max. size:  13 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  reef-associated; marine
Distribution:  Indian Ocean: Maldive Is. and Sri Lanka to Myanmar, western Thailand and Indonesia (Sumatra and Java).
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Found in shallow weedy areas of rocky shorelines, not where there is rich coral growth (Ref. 9710).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 25 March 2009 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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