| Triplespot wrasse | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Genus: | Halichoeres |
| Species: | H. trispilus
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| Binomial name | |
| Halichoeres trispilus J. E. Randall & M. M. Smith, 1982
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The triplespot wrasse (Halichoeres trispilus), also known as the white wrasse, is a species of wrasse native to the western Indian Ocean from South Africa to the Maldives and Mauritius. This species prefers areas of sandy substrates around reefs and can be found at depths from 15 to 56 m (49 to 184 ft). It can reach 9.5 cm (3.7 in) in total length.2
References
References
- Choat, J.H. (2010). "Halichoeres trispilus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010 e.T187750A8620736. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187750A8620736.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Halichoeres trispilus". FishBase. August 2013 version.