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''Halichoeres leucoxanthus'', commonly called the Canarytop wrasse, Whitebelly wrasse or Lemon meringue wrasse, is a fish species in the wrasse family endemic to the Indian Ocean.〔Choat, J.H. 2010. Halichoeres leucoxanthus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.2. ==Description== The canarytop wrasse is a small fish that can reach a maximum length of 12 cm. It has a thin, elongate body with a terminal mouth. Body coloration is bright yellow and white with a few variations according to age. During the juvenile phase, the young wrasse is completely bright yellow with two black ocellus on the dorsal fin and one on the caudal peduncle. When reaching the initial phase, the body has two colors: white on belly and bright yellow on the back with the same ocellus plus one more on the first spines of the dorsal fin. At terminal phase, only few change occur like the head become a mix of yellowish and greenish with pinkish lines and with age the ocellus tend to blur. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Halichoeres leucoxanthus」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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