Pastel-green wrasse

Pastel-green wrasse
	juvenile
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Labridae
Genus:	Halichoeres
Species:	H. chloropterus
Binomial name
	Halichoeres chloropterus; (Bloch, 1791)
Synonyms
	Labrus chloropterus Bloch, 1791; Platyglossus chloropterus (Bloch, 1791); Labrus gymnocephalus Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801; Halichoeres gymnocephalus (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801); Julis modestus Bleeker, 1847; Halichoeres modestus (Bleeker, 1847); Julis cuvieri Bleeker, 1847; Halichoeres bleekeri Günther, 1861; Platyglossus guttulatus W. J. Macleay, 1883;

Halichoeres chloropterus, the Pastel-green wrasse, is a species of wrasse native to the central western Pacific Ocean. It can be found on coral reefs and the surrounding areas at depths of from the surface to 10 metres (33 ft). its coloration varies depending upon the habitat in which it occurs ranging from bright green in fish living in areas with heavy algal growth to pale or with dark bars for those inhabiting rubble areas. This species can reach a length of 19 centimetres (7.5 in) SL. It is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries and can also be found in the aquarium trade.^[2]

References

^ Choat, J.H. 2010. Halichoeres chloropterus. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 November 2013.
^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Halichoeres chloropterus". FishBase. August 2013 version.

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[1] Choat, J.H. 2010. Halichoeres chloropterus. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 November 2013.

[2] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Halichoeres chloropterus". FishBase. August 2013 version.

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