Halichoeres burekae

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Halichoeres burekae
Halichoeres burekae (10.3897-zookeys.882.38449) Figure 11.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Halichoeres
Species:
H. burekae
Binomial name
Halichoeres burekae
Weaver & Rocha, 2007

Halichoeres burekae, the Mardi Gras wrasse, is a species of wrasse native to the Gulf of Mexico. The species was first described from the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary,[1] in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico, but has since been recorded in other areas of the southern Gulf of Mexico.[2] Because it is a small species that feeds on plankton in the water column, it is likely a preferred prey for invasive Lionfish.[3] It also has a very restricted range, and corresponding relatively small population, what resulted in this species being listed as Endangered in the IUCN Red List.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ Weaver, Douglas C.; Rocha, Luiz A. (2007). "A New Species of Halichoeres (Teleostei: Labridae) from the Western Gulf of Mexico". Copeia. 2007 (4): 798–807. ISSN 0045-8511.
  2. ^ Aguilar-Perera, Alfonso; Tuz-Sulub, Armin (2009-11-26). "Occurrence of the Mardi Gras wrasse, Halichoeres burekae (Teleostei: Labridae) in the Alacranes Reef, off northern Yucatan Peninsula". Zootaxa. 2298 (1): 64–68. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2298.1.5. ISSN 1175-5334.
  3. ^ Rocha, Luiz A.; Rocha, Claudia R.; Baldwin, Carole C.; Weigt, Lee A.; McField, Melanie (2015-09-01). "Invasive lionfish preying on critically endangered reef fish". Coral Reefs. 34 (3): 803–806. doi:10.1007/s00338-015-1293-z. ISSN 1432-0975.
  4. ^ Kent Carpenter (IUCN SSC Global Marine Species Assessment, Old Dominion University; Rico), Matthew Craig (University of Puerto; Texas), Luiz Rocha (University of; Bruce Collette (Smithsonian, Usa); Robertson (STRI), Ross; Mexico), Hector Espinosa-Perez (National University of; University), John McEachran (Texas A&M; Frank Pezold (Texas A&M University, Corpus Cristi; Brenner (TNC), Jorge (2014-01-06). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Halichoeres burekae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
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