Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Halichoeres nicholsi
vieja soltera, doncella solterona, Spinster wrasse
TP - Green to blue-green; belly lighter; dorsal and tail fins have rows of small blue spots. Males about 38 cm, females about 25 cm.
Habitat: Shallow water, sand or coral-rubble bottom near areas of coral-reef development in depths between 3 and 27 m.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Eupercaria incertae sedis
Family
Labridae
Genus
Halichoeres
Species
nicholsi
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Platyglossus nicholsi Jordan & Gilbert, 1882, fide Appeltans et al. (2010)
Origin: Native
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Eastern Pacific, from the Gulf of California to Panama, and Revillagigedos and Ecuador in the Galapagos Islands, Cocos and Malpelo
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"Galapagos Species Database, Halichoeres nicholsi", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=7703. Accessed 1 May 2025.