| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | ACTINOPTERYGII | PERCIFORMES | LABRIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Halichoeres bicolor | |||
| Species Authority: | (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | |||
Common Name/s:
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| Synonym/s: |
Halichoeres hyrtlii (Bleeker, 1856)
Halichoeres xanti (Károli, 1882)
Julis hyrtlii Bleeker, 1856
Labrus bicolor Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Platyglossus xanti Károli, 1882
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| Red List Category & Criteria: | Least Concern ver 3.1 |
| Year Published: | 2010 |
| Assessor/s: | Cabanban, A., Pollard, D. & Choat, J.H. |
| Reviewer/s: | Sadovy, Y. & Carpenter, K.E. |
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Justification: This species is widespread and relatively common throughout its range. There are no known major threats. It is listed as Least Concern. |
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| Range Description: | This species is found in the Indo-West Pacific from Sri Lanka to the Indo-Malayan region. The record from Christmas needs to be verified. |
| Countries: |
Native:
Cambodia; Indonesia; Malaysia; Myanmar; Philippines; Singapore; Sri Lanka; Thailand; Viet Nam
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| FAO Marine Fishing Areas: |
Native:
Indian Ocean – eastern; Pacific – western central
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| Population: | There is no population information for this species. It is probably common. |
| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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| Habitat and Ecology: | This species is found in inshore, usually silty habitat on sand or mud near shallow reefs and seagrass beds (Kuiter and Tonozuka 2001). It grows to about 12.0 cm TL (male/unsexed) (Kuiter and Tonozuka 2001). |
| Systems: | Marine |
| Major Threat(s): | There are no specific major threats to this species. General threats in the area of distribution are coastal development, sedimentation, destructive fishing, overfishing, and pollution of coral reefs (Burke et al. 2001, Hodgson 1999). |
| Conservation Actions: | There are no specific conservation measures in place for this species. Its distribution overlaps several marine protected areas within its range. |
| Citation: | Cabanban, A., Pollard, D. & Choat, J.H. 2010. Halichoeres bicolor. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 24 May 2012. |
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