Pastel ringwrasse
Hologymnosus doliatus
- Usual depth6–24 m
- Water temperature22–29 °C
- Best monthsMarch, April, and May
- How commonOccasional
Photo credit: (c) jeyre, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Hologymnosus doliatus, commonly called Pastel ringwrasse , is a marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Labridae, the wrasses, which is found in the Indo-Pacific area.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Hologymnosus doliatus”, 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: 42 records
- February: 51 records
- March: 100 records
- April: 140 records
- May: 122 records
- June: 91 records
- July: 49 records
- August: 54 records
- September: 48 records
- October: 72 records
- November: 46 records
- December: 36 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 6–24 m · Deepest record: 46 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 22–29 °C
Photos
(c) 呂一起(Lyu yi-chi), some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Pierre Pericard, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Ewout Knoester, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) Lawrence Hylton, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) 呂一起(Lyu yi-chi), some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Pastel ringwrasse, Candycane, Candy Cane Wrasse, Longface Wrasse, Narrow-banded Wrasse, pastel ringwrasse, Pastel Ring Wrasse, Pastel ringwrasse, Pastel Slender Wrasse, Red-lined Slender Wrasse, Ringed Rainbowfish, Ringed Wrasse
Names in 6 more languages
- German
- Pastell-Hechtlippfisch
- Spanish
- Colombina Pastel
- Filipino
- Bankilan, Bungat, Isdang bato
- French
- Colombine pastel, Labre Cerclé, Labre-cigare strié, Labre sucre d'orge
- Japanese
- Shirotasukibera, シロタスキベラ
- Simplified Chinese
- 清尾鸚鯛, 狹帶全裸鸚鯛, 狹帶全裸鸚鯛(淨尾全裸魚）, 狹帶細鱗盔魚, 軟鑽仔, 鉛筆龍, 長面細鱗鸚鯛
Other scientific names: Hologymnos doliatus, Hologymnous doliatus, Hologymnus doliatus, Labrus doliatus
Similar species
- Ring wrasse
Hologymnosus annulatus
Blue GroperAchoerodus gouldii
Blue GroperAchoerodus viridis
Tripletail wrasseCheilinus trilobatus
Blunt-head ParrotfishChlorurus microrhinos
bullethead parrotfishChlorurus sordidus
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).
- 807 open-data records from 1967 to 2021.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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