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Zigzag Wrasse

Halichoeres scapularis

1,703 observations in the source records

Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
(c) gediminas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

25 photos

Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.

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What the records say

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Indonesia.January 2, February 5, March 3, April 2, May 2, June 2, July 5, August 2, September 4, October 10, November 1, December 5.
Indonesia43
Philippines25
South Africa15
KwaZulu-Natal15
Saudi Arabia14
Jazan Region14
West Nusa Tenggara12
Central Visayas11
Bali10
Egypt10

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • AquaticLives primarily in waterFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassRay-finned Fishes · Actinopterygii
OrderWrasses and allies · Labriformes
FamilyWrasses and Parrotfishes · Labridae
GenusHalichoeres

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Zigzag Wrasse with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.