Timor wrasse
Halichoeres timorensis
- Usual depth1–15 m
- Water temperature26–30 °C
- Best monthsJune
- How commonRare
About this species
Halichoeres timorensis, the Timor wrasse, is a species of salt water wrasse found in the Indo-West Pacific Ocean.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Halichoeres timorensis”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 2 records
- June: 22 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 3 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 2 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–15 m · Deepest record: 17.8 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 26–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Timor wrasse, Orange Dashed Wrasse
Names in 3 more languages
- German
- Timor-Junker
- French
- Labre de Timor
- Simplified Chinese
- 帝汶儒艮鯛
Other scientific names: Halichoeres kawarin, Halichoeris kawarin, Julis kawarin, Julis timorensis
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.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 89 open-data records from 1946 to 2013.
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