Halichoeres biocellatus Red-lined wrasse

Halichoeres biocellatusis commonly referred to as Red-lined wrasse. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not for beginners. A aquarium size of at least 450 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:: 3882
AphiaID:: 275752

Scientific:: Halichoeres biocellatus
German:: Rotstreifen-Junker
English:: Red-lined Wrasse

Category:: Wrasses

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Labridae (Family) > Halichoeres (Genus) > biocellatus (Species)
Initial determination:: Schultz, 1960

Occurrence:: American Samoa, Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Fiji, Flores, Great Barrier Reef, Guam, Indonesia, Japan, Marschall Islands, Micronesia, New Caledonia, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Taiwan, Tonga, Vietnam, Wake Atoll, Western Pacific Ocean
Sea depth:: 6 - 35 Meter
Size:: up to 4.72" (12 cm)
Temperature:: 77 °F - 82.4 °F (25°C - 28°C)
Food:: Amphipods, Brine Shrimp Nauplii, Brine Shrimps, Copepods, Daphnia salina, Fish eggs, Fish larvae, Flakes, Frozen Food (large sort), Krill, Living Food, Lobster eggs, Mysis, Shrimps, Zooplankton
Tank:: 98.99 gal (~ 450L)
Difficulty:: Not for beginners
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Least concern (LC)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2011-10-26 12:47:13
Last edit:: 2018-03-22 11:04:26

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Halichoeres biocellatus Schultz, 1960

Inhabits seaward reefs to at least 35 m depth, usually in areas of mixed coral and reef rock with sand patches.

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Labridae (Family) > Halichoeres (Genus) > Halichoeres biocellatus (Species)

Jumping guard
A jumping guard prevents (nocturnal) fish from jumping out.
Wrasses, blennies, hawkfishs and gobies jump out of an unprotected tank in fright if their night rest is disturbed, unfortunately these jumpers are found dried up in the morning on carpets, glass edges or later behind the tank.

https://www.korallenriff.de/en/article/1925_5_Jump_Protection_Solutions_for_Fish_in_the_Aquarium__5_Net_Covers.html

A small night light also helps, as it provides the fish with a means of orientation in the dark!