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    Species: Halichoeres melanurus
    Has Successfully been bred and raised in captivity
    Reference: http://risingtideconservation.blogspot.com/2015/02/early-success-with-halichoeres-wrasse.html
    Class: D
    Synonyms: Halichoeres chrysotaenia, Halichoeres hoeveni, Halichoeres hoevenii, Halichoeres kallochroma, Julis chrysotaenia, Julis hoevenii, Julis melanurus, Platyglossus melanurus
    Environment: Marine; reef-associated; Tropical; 30°N - 30°S
    Size/Weight/Age: Max length : 12.0 cm TL male/unsexed;
    Distribution: Western Pacific: Japan (Ref. 559 ) south to the Great Barrier Reef (Ref. 2334 ) and east to Samoa (Ref. 592 ) and Tonga (Ref. 53797 ). Replaced by Halichoeres vrolikii in the Indian Ocean (Ref. 37816 ).
    Description: Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-12; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 11 - 12; Vertebrae: 25. Stripes on male body blue-green and orangish in life, becoming salmon pink and green anteriorly; a dark spot behind eye contained within a brown band that bifurcates posteriorly. Females with a small black spot on 1st interspinous membrane of dorsal fin, another between 2nd-3rd soft rays; a spot at the upper base of caudal fin. Anterior lateral line scales with 1-4 pores (usually 2). Pelvic fins of males reaching to or beyond the anus.
    Biology: Found mostly on shallow coral reefs and rocky shores (Ref. 9823 ). Found over 15 m depth (Ref. 9710 ). Feed on small invertebrates such as polychaetes, copepods, isopods and forams (Ref. 1602 ).
    Data Sheet: http://www.fishbase.org/summary/speciessummary.php?id=4858
    WoRMS: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxlist&tName=Halichoeres melanurus
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