Halichoeres garnoti Yellowhead wrasse

Halichoeres garnotiis commonly referred to as Yellowhead wrasse. Difficulty in the aquarium: Average. A aquarium size of at least 1000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:: 208
AphiaID:: 275764

Scientific:: Halichoeres garnoti
German:: Gelbkopf-Lippfisch
English:: Yellowhead Wrasse

Category:: Wrasses

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Labridae (Family) > Halichoeres (Genus) > garnoti (Species)
Initial determination:: (Valenciennes, ), 1839

Occurrence:: Barbados, Guadeloupe, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Bermuda, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Columbia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Curacao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Florida, Grenada, Guatemala, Gulf of Mexico, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Martinique, Montserrat, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Martin / Sint Maarten, Sri Lanka, The Bahamas, the British Isles, the Cayman Islands, the Netherlands Antilles, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, USA, Venezuela, Virgin Islands, U.S., West-Atlantic Ocean
Sea depth:: 1 - 30 Meter
Size:: 7.09" - 7.48" (18cm - 19cm)
Temperature:: 73.4 °F - 80.6 °F (23°C - 27°C)
Food:: Brine Shrimps, Clam meat, Flakes, Frozen Food (large sort), Krill, Mysis, Zooplankton
Tank:: 219.98 gal (~ 1000L)
Difficulty:: Average
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Least concern (LC)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

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Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2004-08-26 23:43:44
Last edit:: 2018-03-09 18:09:12

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(Valenciennes, 1839)

Synonym:
Julis garnoti Valenciennes, 1839

Jumping guard
A jumping guard prevents (nocturnal) fish from jumping out.
Wrasses, blennies, hawkfishs and gobies jump out of an unprotected tank in fright if their night rest is disturbed, unfortunately these jumpers are found dried up in the morning on carpets, glass edges or later behind the tank.

https://www.korallenriff.de/en/article/1925_5_Jump_Protection_Solutions_for_Fish_in_the_Aquarium__5_Net_Covers.html

A small night light also helps, as it provides the fish with a means of orientation in the dark!