Oxycheilinus bimaculatus (Valenciennes, 1840) Two-spot wrasse |
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Bankilan, Twospot maori wrasse, Yepes, Balaki, Banog, Bunak, Bungat, Danlugan, Hipos, Isdang bato, Labayan, Lampalampa, Lubay, Lubay-lubay, Mameng, Maming, Maringyan, Molmol, Mul-mul, Pilo-pilo, Pirat-pirat, Tamago, Tausay, Verde verde |
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Cox, C.D. |
Family: | Labridae (Wrasses), subfamily: Cheilininae | |||
Max. size: | 16.4 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
Environment: | reef-associated; marine; depth range 2 - 120 m | |||
Distribution: | Indo-Pacific: East Africa to the Hawaiian and Marquesan islands, north to southern Japan, south to Vanuatu. | |||
Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 9-9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-11; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 8-8. Body variable from brown to yellow or green mixed with various color shades or spots. Males develop long filaments on the caudal fin (Ref. 48636). Young with a broad, dark lateral stripe which breaks into dark blotches in adults, the largest above distal pectoral fins. A small dark spot behind eye. Mouth terminal or lower jaw slightly projecting. Caudal fin of terminal males rhomboid, with central rays longest, and dorsalmost caudal-fin ray elongated into a short filament. A small species (reaching about 14 cm) (Ref 9823). | |||
Biology: | Inhabits outer reef slopes or deep clear lagoons among rubble or clumps of algae; also in seagrass beds (Ref. 1602, 41878, 58302). Often in sheltered estuaries and harbors (Ref. 48636). Benthic and benthopelagic (Ref. 58302). Maximum depth reported taken from Ref. 128797. | |||
IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 12 July 2008 Ref. (130435) | |||
Threat to humans: | harmless | |||
Country info: | Known from Sibuyan, Cebu (Ref. 58652), Nasugbu (Ref. 107853) and Davao Gulf (Ref. 106380). Also Ref. 1602, 53416, 121724. |