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| Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrate > fishes > Family Labridae |
| Brown-stripe
wrasse Halichoeres bicolor Family Labridae updated Feb 11 Where seen? This little banded fish is sometimes seen on some of our shores, near living reefs, usually alone. Features: To about 13cm, those seen about 6-8cm. Snout pointed, 2 dark brown stripes on the side, white-ringed black spot on the tail, black spot in the middle of the front half of the dorsal fin. The stripe along the lateral line is thin in younger fishes and widens to about the same diameter as the eye as the fish reaches adulthood, with pearly blue spots along the centre. The black spots on the dorsal fins usually become faded in large males. There is a reddish brown band on the head, edged with blue on the side of the snout from the mouth to the front edge of the eye, and an upward curved band on the cheek below the eye, and a vertically elongated dark brown spot just behind the eye. |
 Pulau Semakau, Aug 08 |
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Brown-striped wrasses on Singapore shores
 Chek Jawa, Oct 01  |
 Chek Jawa, Jan 07  |
 Kusu Island, Nov 04  |
more photos of brown-striped wrasses on Singapore shores
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