Nebulous wrasse

Nebulous wrasse
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Labridae
Genus:	Halichoeres
Species:	H. nebulosus
Binomial name
	Halichoeres nebulosus; (Valenciennes, 1839)
Synonyms
	Julis nebulosus Valenciennes, 1839; Julis pseudominiatus Bleeker, 1856; Julis reichei Bleeker, 1856; Pseudojulis maculifer Castelnau, 1875;

The nebulous wrasse, Halichoeres nebulosus, is a species of wrasse native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. It can be found in groups at depths from 1 to 40 m (3.3 to 131.2 ft) on reef flats. This species feeds on fish eggs and benthic invertebrates, including crabs, sea urchins, ophiuroids, polychaetes, sponges and mollusks.^[2] Its coloration varies, ranging from brown to dark green. This species can reach 12 cm (4.7 in) in total length. It can be found in the aquarium trade.^[3]

References

^ Craig, M. & Rocha, L, 2010. Halichoeres nebulosus. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 08 January 2013.
^ Diet
^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Halichoeres nebulosus". FishBase. January 2014 version.

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