Halichoeres hortulanus | University of the Philippines Mindanao | Marine Biodiversity Database Project
Halichoeres hortulanus
  • Classification
  • Kingdom » Animalia
  • Phylum » Chordata
  • Class » Actinopterygii
  • Order » Labriformes
  • Family » Labridae
  • Genus » Halichoeres
  • Species » hortulanus
  • Halichoeres hortulanus
    (Checkerboard wrasse)
  • Description »  

    Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 40 m , usually 1 - 30 m . Tropical; 24°C - 28°C ; 32°N - 28°S, 34°E - 134°W

    Maturity: Lm 12.8  range ? - ? cm Max length : 27.0 cm TL male/unsexed;

    Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 11. Some geographical variations between Indian and Pacific Ocean and Red Sea. Adults with one or two yellow saddles over the back and sometimes with small black spot on upper peduncle. Small juveniles black and white, gradually changing with growth to adult pattern . Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal;  Cross section: compressed.

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  • Local Name »  
  • Locality/Distribution »   [Governor Generoso, Davao Oriental]
  • Collectors/Field Observers »  
  • Species ID by »  
  • Institution/Project »   University of the Philippines Mindanao
  • Collection Code »   [FDP_GOVG_2208_046A]
    • Cite this page as: Fortaleza, M.A., Labrador, K.L., Lanutan, J.J., Bacus, M.G., Consuegra, J.M., del Fierro, J.E.L.F., Sobradil, R.B., Opina, R.L., Cabasan, J.P., Eballe, A.C. and Gumanao, G.S., 2024. The marine fishes from southern Mindanao, Philippines, including a DNA barcode reference library of commercially important species. Bulletin of Marine Science. https://doi.org/10.5343/bms.2023.0116
  • IUCN Conservation Status »   Visit IUCN
    Least Concern (LC); Date assessed:12 April 2008 (FishBase)
  • Sample Availability and Preservation »  
  • GenBank Accession Number »   OR524411
  • Curated by »   mafortaleza-dc (Maybelle Fortaleza)
  • Last Updated »   Nov. 20, 2024, 9:47 a.m.
    • Cite this page as: Fortaleza, M.A., Labrador, K.L., Lanutan, J.J., Bacus, M.G., Consuegra, J.M., del Fierro, J.E.L.F., Sobradil, R.B., Opina, R.L., Cabasan, J.P., Eballe, A.C. and Gumanao, G.S., 2024. The marine fishes from southern Mindanao, Philippines, including a DNA barcode reference library of commercially important species. Bulletin of Marine Science. https://doi.org/10.5343/bms.2023.0116
  • DNA Sequence »

    ATCGGCACCCTTTATCTAGTATTCGGAGCCTGAGCCGGAATGGTGGGCACAGCCCTGAGTCTACTCATTCGAGCTGAGCTAAGCCAACCCGGTGCTCTCCTCGGAGACGACCAAATCTACAATGTTATCGTTACAGCTCATGCGTTCGTAATGATTTTCTTTATAGTAATACCAATTATGATCGGTGGATTTGGAAACTGACTTATCCCCCTGATAATTGGAGCCCCTGACATAGCATTCCCTCGAATGAACAACATGAGCTTCTGACTTCTCCCGCCCTCCTTCCTTCTTCTTCTTGCCTCTTCAGGCGTAGAAGCAGGCGCTGGAACTGGCTGAACCGTCTACCCCCCTCTAGCTGGAAACCTGGCCCATGCCGGAGCATCCGTCGACCTTACCATTTTCTCCCTTCACTTAGCCGGAATCTCGTCAATCTTGGGGGCTATTAACTTTATTACAACAATTATTAACATAAAACCTCCTGCAATTTCTCAATACCAAACACCACTGTTTGTTTGAGCCGTCCTAATTACAGCAGTTCTCCTTCTTCTCTCTCTCCCCGTACTTGCTGCCGGCATTACAATGCTTCTCACAGACCGAAACCTAAACACCACCTTCTTTGACCCTGCCGGAGGCGGAGACCCAATTCTGTACCAGCACCTGTTCTGA

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