Hologymnosus doliatus Pastel ringwrasse, Candycane, Candy cane wrasse, Longface wrasse, Narrow-banded wrasse, Ringed rainbowfish, Ringed wrasse, Pastel Slender Wrasse

Hologymnosus doliatus is commonly referred to as Pastel ringwrasse, Candycane, Candy cane wrasse, Longface wrasse, Narrow-banded wrasse, Ringed rainbowfish, Ringed wrasse, Pastel Slender Wrasse. Difficulty in the aquarium: suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only. A aquarium size of at least 3000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

1171 

AphiaID:

219001 

Scientific:

Hologymnosus doliatus 

German:

Weissbauch-Hechtlippfisch 

English:

Pastel Ringwrasse, Candycane, Candy Cane Wrasse, Longface Wrasse, Narrow-banded Wrasse, Ringed Rainbowfish, Ringed Wrasse, Pastel Slender Wrasse 

Category:

Labridi 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Labridae (Family) > Hologymnosus (Genus) > doliatus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Lacepède, ), 1801 

Occurrence:

Eritrea, Djibouti, (the) Maldives, American Samoa, Ashmore and Cartier Islands, Australia, Bali, Caroline Island, Christmas Islands, Comores, Cook Islands, East Africa, Fiji, Flores, Guam, Gulf of Oman / Oman, India, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Kenya, Kiribati, Komodo (Komodo Island), Lord Howe Island, Madagascar, Malaysia, Marschall Islands, Mauritius, Myanmar, Nauru, New Caledonia, Northern Mariana Islands, Ogasawara Islands, Palau, Papua, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland (Australia), Raja Amat, Red Sea, Réunion , Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Solomon Islands, South-Africa, Sri Lanka, Sumatra, Taiwan, Tansania, Thailand, The Bangai Archipelago, The Chagos Archipelago (the Chagos Islands), the Cocos Islands / Keeling Islands, the Seychelles, Togean Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, United States Minor Outlying Islands, Vanuatu, Western Indian Ocean, Western Pacific Ocean, Yemen 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

1 - 35 Meter 

Habitats:

Coastal waters, Coral reefs, Reef-associated, Rubble floors, Sandy sea floors, Seaward facing reefs, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

14.96" - 19.69" (38cm - 50cm) 

Temperature:

24,7 °F - 28,9 °F (24,7°C - 28,9°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Fish (little fishes), Schrimps, Worms 

Tank:

659.94 gal (~ 3000L)  

Difficulty:

suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Hologymnosus annulatus
  Gestreifter Hechtlippfisch
• 
  Hologymnosus doliatus
  Weissbauch-Hechtlippfisch
• 
  Hologymnosus longipes
  Schlanker Hechtlippfisch
• 
  Hologymnosus rhodonotus
  Roter Hechtlippfisch

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2004-11-24 22:37:32 

Last edit:

2026-04-05 13:48:54 

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