Halichoeres burekae explained

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]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Joyce Burek.[5]

Notes and 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. 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. en. 2298. 1. 64–68. 10.11646/zootaxa.2298.1.5. 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. en. 34. 3. 803–806. 10.1007/s00338-015-1293-z. 1432-0975. free.
  4. Web site: 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. 2021-03-01. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
  5. Web site: Order LABRIFORMES: Family LABRIDAE (a-h) . 10 March 2022 . Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . amp . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara . 22 September 2018.

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