clouded rainbow fish
| Scientific name | Halichoeres nebulosus |
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| Descriptor | Valenciennes |
| Year of description | 1839 |
| IUCN category | LC |
| Family | Labridae |
| Genus | Halichoeres |
Introduction
Halichoeres nebulosus, commonly known as clouded rainbow fish, is a salt water fish.
Who is it?
Morphology
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Average size8 cm
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Maximum size12 cm
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Average size8 cm
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Maximum size12 cm
How to recognize the clouded rainbow fish ?
The clouded rainbow fish measures between 8 and 12 cm. This fish is multicolore with a predominantly jaune, orange, noir, marron, blanc, beige and violet body.
Behaviour & Life cycle
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dietcarnivorous
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Sociabilitygregarious
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territorialNo
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Way of livingdiurnal
The clouded rainbow fish is a fish gregarious naturally found near the bottom. The members of each group are organized around a well established hierarchy. This species is carnivorous .
Although the clouded rainbow fish is non-territorial, it is sometimes aggressive towards other species.
Reproduction
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Reproductionovipare
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Hermaphroditeprotogynous
The clouded rainbow fish is a fish ovipare. always born female. Growing up, individuals will change sex to become male, this is called successive hermaphroditism of the protogynous type.
Harmless species
This species does not represent any particular threats to humans when encountered in its natural environment.
Where to find it?
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What is its habitat?
Natural environment characteristics
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Temperature25 - 28 °C
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Depth1 - 40 m
Biotope presentation
The clouded rainbow fish is most often found at a depth between 1m and 40m. However, it is not impossible to find this species at other depths.
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