WoRMS taxon details
Halichoeres margaritaceus (Valenciennes, 1839)
218987 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:218987)
accepted
Species
Halichoeres daedalma Jordan & Seale, 1906 · unaccepted
Halichoeres margariaceus (Valenciennes, 1839) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Halichoeres margaritaceous (Valenciennes, 1839) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Halichoeres nafae Tanaka, 1908 · unaccepted (synonym)
Julis harloffii Bleeker, 1847 · unaccepted
Julis margaritaceus Valenciennes, 1839 · unaccepted
Julis poecila Lay & Bennett, 1839 · unaccepted
Platyglossus equinus De Vis, 1885 · unaccepted
Platyglossus opercularis Günther, 1862 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Julis margaritaceus 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]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Halichoeres margaritaceus (Valenciennes, 1839). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218987 on 2025-10-13
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Halichoeres daedalma Jordan & Seale, 1906) Jordan, D. S.; Seale, A. (1906). The fishes of Samoa. Description of the species found in the archipelago, with a provisional check-list of the fishes of Oceania. <em>Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries.</em> . 25 (for 1905): 173-455 + index 457-488, Pls. 33-53. [details]
original description (of Halichoeres nafae Tanaka, 1908) Tanaka, S. (1908). Notes on some Japanese fishes, with descriptions of fourteen new species. <em>Journal of the College of Science. Imperial University, Tokyo.</em> v. 23 (art. 7): 1-54, Pls. 1-4. [details]
original description (of Julis harloffii Bleeker, 1847) Bleeker, P. (1847). Pharyngognathorum Siluroideorumque species novae Javanenses. <em>Natuur-en Geneeskundig Archief voor Neȇrlandsch Indië.</em> v. 4 (no. 2): 155-169. [details]
original description (of Julis margaritaceus 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 equinus De Vis, 1885) De Vis, C. W. (1885). New fishes in the Queensland Museum. No. 5. <em>Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales.</em> v. 9 (pt 4): 869-887. [details]
original description (of Platyglossus opercularis Günther, 1862) Günther, A. (1862). Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the Acanthopterygii Pharyngognathi and Anacanthini in the collection of the British Museum. <em>British Museum, London.</em> 4: i-xxi + 1-534., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9419277 [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 Halichoeres nafae Tanaka, 1908) Tanaka, S. (1908). Notes on some Japanese fishes, with descriptions of fourteen new species. <em>Journal of the College of Science. Imperial University, Tokyo.</em> v. 23 (art. 7): 1-54, Pls. 1-4. [details]
original description (of Julis harloffii Bleeker, 1847) Bleeker, P. (1847). Pharyngognathorum Siluroideorumque species novae Javanenses. <em>Natuur-en Geneeskundig Archief voor Neȇrlandsch Indië.</em> v. 4 (no. 2): 155-169. [details]
original description (of Julis margaritaceus 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 equinus De Vis, 1885) De Vis, C. W. (1885). New fishes in the Queensland Museum. No. 5. <em>Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales.</em> v. 9 (pt 4): 869-887. [details]
original description (of Platyglossus opercularis Günther, 1862) Günther, A. (1862). Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the Acanthopterygii Pharyngognathi and Anacanthini in the collection of the British Museum. <em>British Museum, London.</em> 4: i-xxi + 1-534., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9419277 [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
additional source
King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | アカニジベラ | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (54 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Platyglossus equinus De Vis, 1885)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Platyglossus opercularis Günther, 1862)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Julis poecila Lay & Bennett, 1839)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Halichoeres daedalma Jordan & Seale, 1906)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Julis margaritaceus Valenciennes, 1839)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Julis margaritaceus Valenciennes, 1839)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Halichoeres margaritaceus)
To FishBase (from synonym Halichoeres nafae Tanaka, 1908)
To FishBase (from synonym Julis harloffii Bleeker, 1847)
To FishBase (from synonym Julis margaritaceus Valenciennes, 1839)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Halichoeres daedalma Jordan & Seale, 1906)
To FishBase (from synonym Platyglossus equinus De Vis, 1885)
To FishBase (from synonym Platyglossus opercularis Günther, 1862)
To FishBase (from synonym Halichoeres margaritaceous (Valenciennes, 1839))
To FishBase (from synonym Halichoeres margariaceus (Valenciennes, 1839))
To FishBase (from synonym Julis poecila Lay & Bennett, 1839)
To GenBank (142 nucleotides; 58 proteins) (from synonym Julis margaritaceus Valenciennes, 1839)
To GenBank (142 nucleotides; 58 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Halichoeres daedalma P12144 illustration) (from synonym Halichoeres daedalma Jordan & Seale, 1906)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Halichoeres daedalma P12144 illustration) (from synonym Halichoeres daedalma Jordan & Seale, 1906)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Halichoeres margaritaceus FIN029844 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Halichoeres margaritaceus FIN029845 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Platyglossus equinus De Vis, 1885)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Platyglossus opercularis Günther, 1862)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Julis poecila Lay & Bennett, 1839)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Halichoeres daedalma Jordan & Seale, 1906)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Julis margaritaceus Valenciennes, 1839)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Julis margaritaceus Valenciennes, 1839)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Halichoeres margaritaceus)
To FishBase (from synonym Halichoeres nafae Tanaka, 1908)
To FishBase (from synonym Julis harloffii Bleeker, 1847)
To FishBase (from synonym Julis margaritaceus Valenciennes, 1839)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Halichoeres daedalma Jordan & Seale, 1906)
To FishBase (from synonym Platyglossus equinus De Vis, 1885)
To FishBase (from synonym Platyglossus opercularis Günther, 1862)
To FishBase (from synonym Halichoeres margaritaceous (Valenciennes, 1839))
To FishBase (from synonym Halichoeres margariaceus (Valenciennes, 1839))
To FishBase (from synonym Julis poecila Lay & Bennett, 1839)
To GenBank (142 nucleotides; 58 proteins) (from synonym Julis margaritaceus Valenciennes, 1839)
To GenBank (142 nucleotides; 58 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Halichoeres daedalma P12144 illustration) (from synonym Halichoeres daedalma Jordan & Seale, 1906)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Halichoeres daedalma P12144 illustration) (from synonym Halichoeres daedalma Jordan & Seale, 1906)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Halichoeres margaritaceus FIN029844 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Halichoeres margaritaceus FIN029845 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
