Weed wrasse

Halichoeres papilionaceus
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Labridae
Genus:	Halichoeres
Species:	H. papilionaceus
Binomial name
	Halichoeres papilionaceus; (Valenciennes, 1839)

The Weed wrasse, Halichoeres papilionaceus, is a species of wrasse native to the Pacific ocean from Sumatra to Solomon Islands. It can be found in groups at depths from 1 to 4 m (3.3 to 13.1 ft) in seagrass beds and coral reefs. This species can reach 12 cm (4.7 in) in total length.^[2] Body is oval, rather elongated and laterally compressed. Adults are green and pinkish.

References

^ Choat, J.H. & Sadovy, Y.J. (2010). Halichoeres papilionaceus. In: IUCN 2014. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 23 August 2014.
^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2014). "Halichoeres papilionaceus" in FishBase. August 2014 version.

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[IUCN-1] Choat, J.H. & Sadovy, Y.J. (2010). Halichoeres papilionaceus. In: IUCN 2014. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 23 August 2014.

[2] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2014). "Halichoeres papilionaceus" in FishBase. August 2014 version.

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