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Hologymnosus rhodonotus  Randall & Yamakawa, 1988

Redback longface wrasse
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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Labridae (Wrasses) > Corinae
Etymology: Hologymnosus: Greek, holos = full + Greek, gymnos = naked (Ref. 45335).   More on author: Randall.

Environment / Climate / Range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 15 - 40 m (Ref. 90102).   Tropical, preferred ?

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Western Pacific: Japan to Indonesia.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 32.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9710)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 12

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Inhabits seaward reefs, in areas of mixed sand, rubble, and coral (Ref. 9710). Often found in areas with Halimeda algea. May be solitray or form groups. East indian reef fishes of this species are mostly young and rarely larger than 10 cm (Ref. 90102).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205).

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Randall, J.E. and T. Yamakawa, 1988. A new species of the labrid fish of the genus Hologymnosus from the Western Pacific, with notes on H. longipes. Rev. Fr. Aquariol 15(1):25-30. (Ref. 5277)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




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