Halichoeres prosopeion Half-grey wrasse, Two-tone wrasse, Twotone wrasse, Zig-zag wrasse

Halichoeres prosopeionis commonly referred to as Half-grey wrasse, Two-tone wrasse, Twotone wrasse, Zig-zag wrasse. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not for beginners. A aquarium size of at least 1000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:: 4349
AphiaID:: 275791

Scientific:: Halichoeres prosopeion
German:: Lippfisch
English:: Half-grey Wrasse, Two-tone Wrasse, Twotone Wrasse, Zig-zag Wrasse

Category:: Wrasses

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Labridae (Family) > Halichoeres (Genus) > prosopeion (Species)
Initial determination:: (Bleeker, ), 1853

Occurrence:: Alor, Ambon, American Samoa, Ashmore and Cartier Islands, Australia, Bali, Borneo (Kalimantan), Brunei Darussalam, Bunaken, Fiji, Flores, Great Barrier Reef, Guam, Indonesia, Japan, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaysia, New Caledonia, New South Wales (Australia), Niue, Northern Mariana Islands, Okinawa, Palau, Papua, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland (Australia), Raja Amat, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Sulawesi, Taiwan, The Bangai Archipelago, Timor, Togean Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis and Futuna, Western Pacific Ocean
Sea depth:: 2 - 40 Meter
Size:: up to 5.12" (13 cm)
Temperature:: 73.4 °F - 82.4 °F (23°C - 28°C)
Food:: Amphipods, Brine Shrimp Nauplii, Brine Shrimps, Copepods, Daphnia salina, Fish eggs, Flakes, Frozen Food (large sort), Frozen food (small sorts), Krill, Lobster eggs, Mysis
Tank:: 219.98 gal (~ 1000L)
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:: 2012-04-25 11:26:00
Last edit:: 2018-12-01 06:55:50

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Twotone wrasse

Inhabits lagoon and seaward reefs, in coral-rich areas. Also found along drop-offs on the bottom of large caves. Usually seen solitary.

Classification / Names
Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Labridae (Wrasses) > Corinae

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!