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Halichoeres bivittatus (Bloch, 1791)

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Brazil country information

Common names: Budião, Gudião-vermelho, Punheta
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: occasional (usually not seen) | Ref: Feitoza, B.M., R.S. Rosa and L.A. Rocha, 2005
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Reported from the states of Ceará, Paraíba and Rio de Janeiro and from Manuel Luiz Reefs and Zumbi Reefs (Ref. 40101, 57756). Traded as an aquarium fish at Fortaleza, Ceará (Ref. 49392). Also Ref. 7251, 13442.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/br.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: De Moura, R.L., J.L. Gasparini and I. Sazima, 1999
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Labridae (Wrasses) > Corinae
Etymology: Halichoeres: Greek, als, alis = salt + Greek, choiros = pig (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Bloch.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 15 m (Ref. 9710).   Tropical; 37°N - 26°S, 100°W - 28°W

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