Biocellated Wrasse
Halichoeres biocellatus
- Usual depth6–24 m
- Water temperature24–29 °C
- Best monthsApril, May, and June
- How commonOccasional
About this species
The red-lined wrasse, two-spotted wrasse or biocellated wrasse, Halichoeres biocellatus, is a species of wrasse native to shallow tropical waters in the western Pacific Ocean.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Red-lined wrasse”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
Loading the map
Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 21 records
- February: 49 records
- March: 129 records
- April: 579 records
- May: 553 records
- June: 352 records
- July: 80 records
- August: 114 records
- September: 238 records
- October: 77 records
- November: 39 records
- December: 5 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 6–24 m · Deepest record: 53 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Biocellated Wrasse, Biocellate Wrasse, False-eyed Wrasse, Red-lined Wrasse, Redlined Wrasse, Two-spotted Wrasse, Twospot Wrasse
Names in 3 more languages
- French
- Labre à deux ocelles
- Japanese
- Nishikikyusen, Nishiki-kyûsen, ニシキキュウセン
- Simplified Chinese
- 双眼斑海猪鱼, 柳冷仔, 雙斑儒艮鯛, 雙斑海豬魚, 雙睛斑海豬魚, 雙線龍
Similar species
Checkerboard wrasseHalichoeres hortulanus
Canary WrasseHalichoeres chrysus
duskytailed rainbowfishHalichoeres melanurus
Half-grey WrasseHalichoeres prosopeion
- Argus Wrasse
Halichoeres argus
- Black-blotched Rainbowfish
Halichoeres chloropterus
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 3,275 open-data records from 1947 to 2023.
Log what you see on your next dive
The free DiveHive diver app keeps your logbook with every sighting and shows what lives at the site you dive next.