Halichoeres nebulosus

Threats

Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	ACTINOPTERYGII	PERCIFORMES	LABRIDAE

Scientific Name:

Species Authority:

(Valenciennes, 1839)

Common Name/s:

English	–	Clouded rainbow fish, Clouded wrasse, Nebulosus wrasse, Nebulous wrasse, Picture wrasse
French	–	Girelle nébuleuse

Synonym/s:

Halichoeres nebulosa (Valenciennes, 1839)

Halichoeres reichei (Bleeker, 1858)

Julis nebulosus Valenciennes, 1839

Julis pseudominiatus Bleeker, 1856

Julis reichei Bleeker, 1858

Pseudojulis maculifer Castelnau, 1875

Taxonomic Notes:

This species is similar to Halichoeres margaritaceus.

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published:	2010
Assessor/s:	Craig, M. & Rocha, L.
Reviewer/s:	Sadovy, Y. & Carpenter, K.E.
Contributor/s:
Justification: This species is widespread in the Indo-west Pacific and is abundant. There are no major threats known to this species. It is listed as Least Concern.

Range Description:	This species is found in the Indo-West Pacific throughout the tropical and subtropical Indian Ocean including the Red Sea.
Countries:	Native: Australia; Cambodia; China; Comoros; Djibouti; Egypt; Eritrea; India; Indonesia; Israel; Japan; Jordan; Kenya; Madagascar; Malaysia; Maldives; Mauritius; Mayotte; Mozambique; Myanmar; New Caledonia; Oman; Papua New Guinea; Philippines; Réunion; Saudi Arabia; Seychelles; Singapore; Solomon Islands; Somalia; South Africa; Sri Lanka; Sudan; Taiwan, Province of China; Tanzania, United Republic of; Thailand; Vanuatu; Viet Nam; Yemen
FAO Marine Fishing Areas:	Native: Indian Ocean – eastern; Indian Ocean – western; Pacific – northwest; Pacific – southwest; Pacific – western central
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Population:	There is no population information available for this species. This species is abundant throughout its range.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology:	This species inhabits reef flats, reef margins, and rocky shores to 40 m. It is found mainly in inshore weedy areas, such as seagrasses and macroalgae.
Systems:	Marine

Major Threat(s):	There are no major threats known to this species. It is rarely collected for the aquarium trade.

Major Threat(s):

There are no major threats known to this species. It is rarely collected for the aquarium trade.

Conservation Actions:	There are no specific conservation measures in place for this species. Its distribution overlaps several marine protected areas within its range.

Conservation Actions:

There are no specific conservation measures in place for this species. Its distribution overlaps several marine protected areas within its range.

Citation:	Craig, M. & Rocha, L. 2010. Halichoeres nebulosus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 23 May 2013.
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