WoRMS taxon details
Halichoeres nigrescens (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
218995 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:218995)
accepted
Species
Halichoeres dianthus Smith, 1947 · unaccepted
Halichoeres dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1839) · unaccepted
Halichoeres javanicus (Bleeker, 1857) · unaccepted
Halichoeres leucostigma Fowler & Bean, 1928 · unaccepted
Halichoeres nigriscens (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Julis dussumieri Valenciennes, 1839 · unaccepted
Julis exornatus Richardson, 1846 · unaccepted
Julis javanicus Bleeker, 1857 · unaccepted
Labrus baccatus Marion de Procé, 1822 · unaccepted
Labrus mola Cuvier, 1829 · unaccepted
Labrus nigrescens Bloch & Schneider, 1801 · unaccepted
Platyglossus amabilis De Vis, 1885 · unaccepted
Platyglossus dayi Steindachner, 1870 · unaccepted
Platyglossus dubius Steindachner, 1866 · unaccepted
Platyglossus immaculatus MacLeay, 1878 · unaccepted
Platyglossus maculatus Jatzow & Lenz, 1898 · unaccepted
Platyglossus ransonneti Steindachner, 1870 · unaccepted
Platyglossus roseus Day, 1888 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Labrus nigrescens Bloch & Schneider, 1801) Bloch, M.E.; Schneider, J.G. (1801). M.E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae iconibus cx illustratum. Post obitum auctoris opus inchoatum absolvit, correxit, interpolavit Jo. <em>Gottlob Schneider, Saxo. Berolini. Sumtibus Auctoris Impressum et Bibliopolio Sanderiano Commissum.</em> Pp i-lx + 1-584, Pls. 1-110., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/5750#/summary
page(s): 263 [details]
page(s): 263 [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Halichoeres nigrescens (Bloch & Schneider, 1801). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218995 on 2025-04-05
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Julis javanicus Bleeker, 1857) Bleeker, P. (1857). Descriptiones specierum piscium javanensium novarum vel minus cognitarum diagnosticae. <em>Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië.</em> v. 13 (no. 2): 323-368. [details]
original description (of Labrus mola Cuvier, 1829) Cuvier, G. (1829). Le Règne Animal distribué, d'apres son organisation, pour servir de base à l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction à l'anatomie comparée. [The Animal Kingdom, arranged according to its organization, to serve as a basis for the natural history of animals and as an introduction to comparative anatomy]. <em>Déterville, Paris.</em> Edition 2. v. 2: i-xv + 1-406., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31771348
page(s): 258 [details]
original description (of Labrus nigrescens Bloch & Schneider, 1801) Bloch, M.E.; Schneider, J.G. (1801). M.E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae iconibus cx illustratum. Post obitum auctoris opus inchoatum absolvit, correxit, interpolavit Jo. <em>Gottlob Schneider, Saxo. Berolini. Sumtibus Auctoris Impressum et Bibliopolio Sanderiano Commissum.</em> Pp i-lx + 1-584, Pls. 1-110., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/5750#/summary
page(s): 263 [details]
original description (of Halichoeres leucostigma Fowler & Bean, 1928) Fowler, H. W.; Bean, B. A. (1928). Contributions to the biology of the Philippine Archipelago and adjacent regions. The fishes of the families Pomacentridae, Labridae, and Callyodontidae, collected by the ... steamer "Albatross," chiefly in Philippine seas and adjacent waters. <em>Bulletin of the United States National Museum.</em> No. 100, v. 7: i-viii + 1-525, Pls. 1-49. [details]
original description (of Julis dussumieri Valenciennes, 1839) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1839). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome treizième. Livre seizième. Des Labroïdes. v. 13, pp i-xix + 1-505 + 1 p., Pls. 369-388. [details]
original description (of Platyglossus dubius Steindachner, 1866) Steindachner, F. (1864). Ichthyologische Notizen. <em>Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Classe.</em> v. 1 (no. 5): 37-38. [details]
original description (of Platyglossus dayi Steindachner, 1870) Steindachner, F. (1870). Bericht über eine Sammlung von Fischen aus Singapore. <em>Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe.</em> v. 60 (1. Abth.) (no. 3): 557-571. [details]
original description (of Platyglossus ransonneti Steindachner, 1870) Steindachner, F. (1870). Bericht über eine Sammlung von Fischen aus Singapore. <em>Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe.</em> v. 60 (1. Abth.) (no. 3): 557-571. [details]
original description (of Platyglossus roseus Day, 1888) Day, F. (1888). Observations on the fishes of India.--Part I. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1888 (pt 3) (art. 4) (for 1 May 1888): 258-265.
page(s): 264 [details]
basis of record MacNae, W. & M. Kalk (eds). (1958). A natural history of Inhaca Island, Mozambique. Witwatersrand Univ. Press, Johannesburg. I-iv, 163 pp. [details]
original description (of Labrus mola Cuvier, 1829) Cuvier, G. (1829). Le Règne Animal distribué, d'apres son organisation, pour servir de base à l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction à l'anatomie comparée. [The Animal Kingdom, arranged according to its organization, to serve as a basis for the natural history of animals and as an introduction to comparative anatomy]. <em>Déterville, Paris.</em> Edition 2. v. 2: i-xv + 1-406., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31771348
page(s): 258 [details]
original description (of Labrus nigrescens Bloch & Schneider, 1801) Bloch, M.E.; Schneider, J.G. (1801). M.E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae iconibus cx illustratum. Post obitum auctoris opus inchoatum absolvit, correxit, interpolavit Jo. <em>Gottlob Schneider, Saxo. Berolini. Sumtibus Auctoris Impressum et Bibliopolio Sanderiano Commissum.</em> Pp i-lx + 1-584, Pls. 1-110., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/5750#/summary
page(s): 263 [details]
original description (of Halichoeres leucostigma Fowler & Bean, 1928) Fowler, H. W.; Bean, B. A. (1928). Contributions to the biology of the Philippine Archipelago and adjacent regions. The fishes of the families Pomacentridae, Labridae, and Callyodontidae, collected by the ... steamer "Albatross," chiefly in Philippine seas and adjacent waters. <em>Bulletin of the United States National Museum.</em> No. 100, v. 7: i-viii + 1-525, Pls. 1-49. [details]
original description (of Julis dussumieri Valenciennes, 1839) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1839). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome treizième. Livre seizième. Des Labroïdes. v. 13, pp i-xix + 1-505 + 1 p., Pls. 369-388. [details]
original description (of Platyglossus dubius Steindachner, 1866) Steindachner, F. (1864). Ichthyologische Notizen. <em>Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Classe.</em> v. 1 (no. 5): 37-38. [details]
original description (of Platyglossus dayi Steindachner, 1870) Steindachner, F. (1870). Bericht über eine Sammlung von Fischen aus Singapore. <em>Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe.</em> v. 60 (1. Abth.) (no. 3): 557-571. [details]
original description (of Platyglossus ransonneti Steindachner, 1870) Steindachner, F. (1870). Bericht über eine Sammlung von Fischen aus Singapore. <em>Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe.</em> v. 60 (1. Abth.) (no. 3): 557-571. [details]
original description (of Platyglossus roseus Day, 1888) Day, F. (1888). Observations on the fishes of India.--Part I. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1888 (pt 3) (art. 4) (for 1 May 1888): 258-265.
page(s): 264 [details]
basis of record MacNae, W. & M. Kalk (eds). (1958). A natural history of Inhaca Island, Mozambique. Witwatersrand Univ. Press, Johannesburg. I-iv, 163 pp. [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (HKRMS)
Hong Kong marine fish database. <em>AFCD.</em> , available online at https://www.hk-fish.net/en/fish/introduction/ [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | bubblefin wrasse [from synonym] | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (34 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Halichoeres leucostigma Fowler & Bean, 1928)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Platyglossus dubius Steindachner, 1866)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Labrus nigrescens Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications) (from synonym Julis exornatus Richardson, 1846)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Platyglossus amabilis De Vis, 1885)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Platyglossus maculatus Jatzow & Lenz, 1898)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Halichoeres dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1839))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Julis javanicus Bleeker, 1857)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Platyglossus immaculatus MacLeay, 1878)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Labrus mola Cuvier, 1829)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Halichoeres javanicus (Bleeker, 1857))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Platyglossus roseus Day, 1888)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Julis dussumieri Valenciennes, 1839)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Halichoeres nigrescens)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Julis javanicus Bleeker, 1857)
To FishBase (from synonym Labrus baccatus Marion de Procé, 1822)
To FishBase (from synonym Labrus mola Cuvier, 1829)
To FishBase (from synonym Halichoeres dianthus Smith, 1947)
To FishBase (from synonym Halichoeres dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1839))
To FishBase (from synonym Julis exornatus Richardson, 1846)
To FishBase (from synonym Julis dussumieri Valenciennes, 1839)
To FishBase (from synonym Labrus nigrescens Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To FishBase (from synonym Platyglossus maculatus Jatzow & Lenz, 1898)
To FishBase (from synonym Platyglossus immaculatus MacLeay, 1878)
To FishBase (from synonym Platyglossus dayi Steindachner, 1870)
To FishBase (from synonym Platyglossus dubius Steindachner, 1866)
To FishBase (from synonym Platyglossus amabilis De Vis, 1885)
To FishBase (from synonym Halichoeres nigriscens (Bloch & Schneider, 1801))
To FishBase (from synonym Platyglossus ransonneti Steindachner, 1870)
To FishBase (from synonym Platyglossus roseus Day, 1888)
To FishBase (from synonym Halichoeres leucostigma Fowler & Bean, 1928)
To FishBase images (Halichoeres dussumieri, Hong Kong, by Cook, D.C.) (from synonym Halichoeres dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1839))
To GenBank (44 nucleotides; 59 proteins)
To GenBank (44 nucleotides; 59 proteins) (from synonym Labrus nigrescens Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Halichoeres nigrescens FIN029883 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Halichoeres nigrescens FIN029884 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Halichoeres leucostigma Fowler & Bean, 1928)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Platyglossus dubius Steindachner, 1866)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Labrus nigrescens Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications) (from synonym Julis exornatus Richardson, 1846)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Platyglossus amabilis De Vis, 1885)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Platyglossus maculatus Jatzow & Lenz, 1898)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Halichoeres dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1839))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Julis javanicus Bleeker, 1857)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Platyglossus immaculatus MacLeay, 1878)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Labrus mola Cuvier, 1829)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Halichoeres javanicus (Bleeker, 1857))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Platyglossus roseus Day, 1888)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Julis dussumieri Valenciennes, 1839)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Halichoeres nigrescens)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Julis javanicus Bleeker, 1857)
To FishBase (from synonym Labrus baccatus Marion de Procé, 1822)
To FishBase (from synonym Labrus mola Cuvier, 1829)
To FishBase (from synonym Halichoeres dianthus Smith, 1947)
To FishBase (from synonym Halichoeres dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1839))
To FishBase (from synonym Julis exornatus Richardson, 1846)
To FishBase (from synonym Julis dussumieri Valenciennes, 1839)
To FishBase (from synonym Labrus nigrescens Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To FishBase (from synonym Platyglossus maculatus Jatzow & Lenz, 1898)
To FishBase (from synonym Platyglossus immaculatus MacLeay, 1878)
To FishBase (from synonym Platyglossus dayi Steindachner, 1870)
To FishBase (from synonym Platyglossus dubius Steindachner, 1866)
To FishBase (from synonym Platyglossus amabilis De Vis, 1885)
To FishBase (from synonym Halichoeres nigriscens (Bloch & Schneider, 1801))
To FishBase (from synonym Platyglossus ransonneti Steindachner, 1870)
To FishBase (from synonym Platyglossus roseus Day, 1888)
To FishBase (from synonym Halichoeres leucostigma Fowler & Bean, 1928)
To FishBase images (Halichoeres dussumieri, Hong Kong, by Cook, D.C.) (from synonym Halichoeres dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1839))
To GenBank (44 nucleotides; 59 proteins)
To GenBank (44 nucleotides; 59 proteins) (from synonym Labrus nigrescens Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Halichoeres nigrescens FIN029883 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Halichoeres nigrescens FIN029884 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
