Halichoeres rubrovirens explained

Halichoeres rubrovirens, the red-green wrasse, is a species of wrasse native to the western Atlantic Ocean, being found in the islands of Trindade and Martim Vaz in southeastern Brazil.^[1] It's found on rocky reefs at depths of 5-30m, and juveniles seem to mimic and usually school together with Thalassoma noronhanum which they resemble in color.^[2] They are not genetically close to any other species of Halichoeres in the Atlantic, and are likely a relict species.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Rocha. Luiz A.. Pinheiro. Hudson T.. Gasparini. João Luiz. 2010-04-09. Description of Halichoeres rubrovirens, a new species of wrasse (Labridae: Perciformes) from the Trindade and Martin Vaz Island group, southeastern Brazil, with a preliminary mtDNA molecular phylogeny of New World Halichoeres. Zootaxa. en. 2422. 1. 22–30. 10.11646/zootaxa.2422.1.2. 1175-5334. free.
2. Web site: Halichoeres rubrovirens. 2021-02-27. www.fishbase.se.
3. Pinheiro. Hudson T.. Bernardi. Giacomo. Simon. Thiony. Joyeux. Jean-Christophe. Macieira. Raphael M.. Gasparini. João Luiz. Rocha. Claudia. Rocha. Luiz A.. Island biogeography of marine organisms. Nature. 2017 . en. 549. 7670. 82–85. 10.1038/nature23680. 28854164 . 4468603 . 1476-4687.