Overview
Comprehensive Description
Biology
Found along the reef edge, in sand and rubble areas (Ref. 9710, 48636).
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Gomon, M.F. and J.E. Randall 1984 Labridae. In W. Fischer and G. Bianchi (eds.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Western Indian Ocean fishing area 51. Vol. 2. (Ref. 5374)
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Distribution
Range Description
This species occurs in the Indian Ocean, around Maldives, Thailand, peninsular Malaysia and Sumatra.
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Indian Ocean: including the Andaman Sea (Ref. 9710).
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Gomon, M.F. and J.E. Randall 1984 Labridae. In W. Fischer and G. Bianchi (eds.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Western Indian Ocean fishing area 51. Vol. 2. (Ref. 5374)
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Physical Description
Size
Max. size
12.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 48636))
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Kuiter, R.H. and T. Tonozuka 2001 Pictorial guide to Indonesian reef fishes. Part 2. Fusiliers - Dragonets, Caesionidae - Callionymidae. Zoonetics, Australia. 304-622 p. (Ref. 48636)
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Diagnostic Description
Easily identified by the mostly bright yellow body with white below (Ref. 48636).
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Kuiter, R.H. and T. Tonozuka 2001 Pictorial guide to Indonesian reef fishes. Part 2. Fusiliers - Dragonets, Caesionidae - Callionymidae. Zoonetics, Australia. 304-622 p. (Ref. 48636)
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Ecology
Habitat
Habitat and Ecology
Habitat and Ecology
Systems
This species is found along the reef edge, in sand and rubble areas.
Systems
- Marine
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Depth range based on 1 specimen in 1 taxon.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 1 sample.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 4.9 - 4.9
Temperature range (°C): 24.198 - 24.198
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.430 - 0.430
Salinity (PPS): 32.183 - 32.183
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.847 - 4.847
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.246 - 0.246
Silicate (umol/l): 14.847 - 14.847
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Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 1 sample.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 4.9 - 4.9
Temperature range (°C): 24.198 - 24.198
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.430 - 0.430
Salinity (PPS): 32.183 - 32.183
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.847 - 4.847
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.246 - 0.246
Silicate (umol/l): 14.847 - 14.847
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Depth: 7 - 60m.
From 7 to 60 meters.
Habitat: reef-associated. Found along the reef edge, in sand and rubble areas (Ref. 9710).
From 7 to 60 meters.
Habitat: reef-associated. Found along the reef edge, in sand and rubble areas (Ref. 9710).
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Environment
reef-associated; marine; depth range 7 - 60 m (Ref. 9710), usually 15 - 50 m (Ref. 27115)
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Lieske, E. and R. Myers 1994 Collins Pocket Guide. Coral reef fishes. Indo-Pacific & Caribbean including the Red Sea. Haper Collins Publishers, 400 p. (Ref. 9710)
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Baensch, H.A. and H. Debelius 1997 Meerwasser atlas. Mergus Verlag GmbH, Postfach 86, 49302, Melle, Germany. 1216 p. 3rd edition. (Ref. 27115)
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Molecular Biology and Genetics
Molecular Biology
Barcode data: Halichoeres leucoxanthus
The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species.
There are 6 barcode sequences available from BOLD and GenBank. Below is a sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species. See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen and other sequences.
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There are 6 barcode sequences available from BOLD and GenBank. Below is a sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species. See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen and other sequences.
TZAIB141-06|HLC-12064|Halichoeres leucoxanthus| ------------------------------------------CTTTATATAGTATTCGGAGCCTGAGCCGGGATGGTAGGCACAGCCCTA---AGCTTATTAATTCGAGCTGAATTAAGCCAACCCGGCGCTCTCCTCGGAGAC---GACCAAATCTACAATGTAATCGTTACAGCTCACGCTTTCGTAATAATCTTCTTCATAGTAATACCCATTATAATTGGTGGGTTCGGAAATTGACTAATTCCACTAATA---ATTGGAGCGCCTGATATGGCCTTCCCTCGAATAAACAATATAAGCTTTTGACTTCTCCCTCCCTCCTTTCTCCTCCTCCTTGCCTCATCAGGTGTAGAAGCAGGGGCAGGCACTGGCTGAACAGTATACCCCCCTCTTGCAGGTAACCTAGCCCACGCCGGAGCCTCAGTAGATTTA---ACTATCTTCTCCCTCCACTTAGCCGGAATTTCATCTATTCTAGGTGCAATTAACTTTATTACTACAATTATTAACATAAAACCTCCAGCCATTTCCCAATATCAAACACCCCTATTTGTTTGAGCCGTACTCATTACAGCAGTTCTTCTTCTCCTCTCCCTCCCTGTCCTAGCTGCT---GGAATTACTATACTCTTAACAGATCGAAACCTTAATACTACCTTCTTTGATCCCGCTGGAGGAGGAGATCCTATTCTTTATCAACACCTA-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Halichoeres leucoxanthus
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 6
Species: 6
Species With Barcodes: 1
Public Records: 6
Species: 6
Species With Barcodes: 1
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Conservation
Conservation Status
IUCN Red List Assessment
Red List Category
LC
Least Concern
Red List Criteria
Version
3.1
Year Assessed
2010
Assessor/s
Choat, J.H.
Reviewer/s
Craig, M.T. & Carpenter, K.E.
Contributor/s
Justification
This is an Indian Ocean species. There are no known threats. It is therefore listed as Least Concern.
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Trends
Population
Population
Population Trend
There is no population information available for this species.
Population Trend
Unknown
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Threats
Threats
Major Threats
There are no known threats to this species, although it is collected for the aquarium trade.
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Least Concern (LC)
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IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006.
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Management
Conservation Actions
Conservation Actions
There are no species specific conservation measures in place.
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Relevance to Humans and Ecosystems
Benefits
Importance
aquarium: commercial
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Edwards, A.J. and A.D. Shepherd 1992 Environmental implications of aquarium-fish collection in the Maldives, with proposals for regulation. Environ. Conserv. 19:61-72. (Ref. 4907)
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