Black wrasse
Halichoeres melanochir
- Usual depth2–14 m
- Water temperature22–29 °C
- Best monthsMay, July, and October
- How commonOccasional
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 5 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 4 records
- April: 3 records
- May: 15 records
- June: 4 records
- July: 12 records
- August: 3 records
- September: 6 records
- October: 13 records
- November: 9 records
- December: 10 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 2–14 m · Deepest record: 582 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 22–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Black wrasse, Orange-fin Wrasse, Orangefin Wrasse, Purple Wrasse, Wrasse
Names in 3 more languages
- Filipino
- Mameng
- Japanese
- Munatembera, Munatenbera, ムナテンベラ
- Simplified Chinese
- 小娘子, 汕虎仔, 礫仔, 胸斑海豬魚, 黑烈仔, 黑腕海豬魚, 黑臂儒艮鯛, 黑貓仔
Similar species
Checkerboard wrasseHalichoeres hortulanus
Canary WrasseHalichoeres chrysus
duskytailed rainbowfishHalichoeres melanurus
Half-grey WrasseHalichoeres prosopeion
- Argus Wrasse
Halichoeres argus
- Biocellated Wrasse
Halichoeres biocellatus
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.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 572 open-data records from 1908 to 2021.
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