Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal. Subtropical
Western Pacific: Japan to the Philippines.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 33416)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 12. Lateral line scales 27, plus 1 on the base of caudal fin; nearly always 13 pectoral rays (rarely 14), females without dark caudal spot; longest dorsal soft ray ranges from 1.95-2.3 in HL (Ref. 33416).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Randall, J.E., 1999. Halichoeres bleekeri (Steindachner & Döderlein), a valid Japanese species of labrid fish, distinct from H. tenuispinis (Günther) from China. Ichthyol. Res. 46(3):225-231. (Ref. 33416)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00977 (0.00466 - 0.02049), b=3.08 (2.91 - 3.25), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Trophic level (Ref. 69278) |
3.4 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Resilience (Ref. 120179) |
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (23 of 100). 🛈 |