Earmuff wrasse
Halichoeres bicolor
Category: Reef Fish
IUCN Conservation Status: LC - Least Concern - species is widespread and abundant, not currently at risk of extinction
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Eupercaria incertae sedis
- Family
- Labridae
- Genus
- Halichoeres
Where to Find
Found in 9 diving areas across 7 countries and 3 regions.
- Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands - 2 records
- Andaman Islands, India - 2 records
- Bali, Indonesia - 1 records
- Sipadan, Malaysia - 2 records
- Dumaguete, Philippines - 6 records
- Malapascua, Philippines - 7 records
- Visayas, Philippines - 14 records
- Southern Islands, Singapore - 8 records
- Gulf of Thailand, Thailand - 2 records