Halichoeres maculipinna Clown wrasse

Halichoeres maculipinna is commonly referred to as Clown wrasse. Difficulty in the aquarium: moyen. A aquarium size of at least 1000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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AphiaID:: 275772

Scientific:: Halichoeres maculipinna
German:: Clown-Junker
English:: Clown Wrasse

Category:: Labres

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Labridae (Family) > Halichoeres (Genus) > maculipinna (Species)
Initial determination:: (Müller & Troschel, ), 1848

Occurrence:: Guadeloupe, Barbados, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Bermuda, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Cuba, Curacao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Gulf of Mexico, Haiti, Jamaica, Martinique, Morocco, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, The Bahamas, the Caribbean, the Cayman Islands, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, USA, Venezuela, Virgin Islands, U.S., West-Atlantic Ocean
Sea depth:: 2 - 24 Meter
Habitats:: Estuaries (river mouths)
Size:: 6.69" - 7.09" (17cm - 18cm)
Temperature:: °F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C)
Food:: Brine Shrimps, Crustaceans, Flakes, Frozen Food (large sort), Krill, Mysis, Shrimps, Zoobenthos, Zooplankton
Tank:: 219.98 gal (~ 1000L)
Difficulty:: moyen
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Least concern (LC)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2004-08-26 23:30:45
Last edit:: 2022-03-16 09:33:07

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(Müller & Troschel, 1848)

Synonyms:
Halichoeres maculipinnis (Müller & Troschel, 1848)
Julis maculipinna Müller & Troschel, 1848

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Labridae (Family) > Corinae (Subfamily) > Halichoeres (Genus)

Jumping guard
A jumping guard prevents (nocturnal) fish from jumping out.
Wrasses, blennies, hawkfishs and gobies jump out of an unprotected tank in fright if their night rest is disturbed, unfortunately these jumpers are found dried up in the morning on carpets, glass edges or later behind the tank.

https://www.korallenriff.de/en/article/1925_5_Jump_Protection_Solutions_for_Fish_in_the_Aquarium__5_Net_Covers.html

A small night light also helps, as it provides the fish with a means of orientation in the dark!

External links

FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Mitochondrial DNA and Color Pattern Variation in Three Western Atlantic Halichoeres (Labridae), with the Revalidation of Two Species (en). Abgerufen am 16.03.2022.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Initial phase

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Terminal phase

Commonly

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