Introduction
Halichoeres ornatissimus is a salt water fish.
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Who is it?
Morphology
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Average size15 cm
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Maximum size18 cm
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Patterndrawn scales
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Average size15 cm
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Maximum size18 cm
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Patterndrawn scales
How to recognize This fish ?
Halichoeres ornatissimus measures between 15 and 18 cm. This fish is multicolore with a predominantly rouge, jaune, vert, orange, noir, rose and blanc body. The also has rose drawn scales.
Behaviour & Life cycle
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dietcarnivorous
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Sociabilityliving as a couple or alone
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territorialNo
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Way of livingdiurnal
Halichoeres ornatissimus is a fish living as a couple or alone naturally found near the bottom. This species is carnivorous .
Although Halichoeres ornatissimus is non-territorial, it is sometimes aggressive towards other species.
Reproduction
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Reproductionovipare
Halichoeres ornatissimus is a fish ovipare.
Harmless species
This species does not represent any particular threats to humans when encountered in its natural environment.
Origin and distribution
Conservation status of populations (IUCN)
What is its habitat?
Natural environment characteristics
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Temperature22 - 28 °C
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Depth4 - 15 m
Biotope presentation
Halichoeres ornatissimus is most often found at a depth between 4m and 15m. However, it is not impossible to find this species at other depths.
To go further
Species of the same family
Espèces du même genre
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