Halichoeres burekae Weaver & Rocha, 2007
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Halichoeres burekae, known as 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, in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico, but has since been recorded in other areas of the southern Gulf of Mexico. Because it is a small species that feeds on plankton in the water column, it is likely a preferred prey for invasive Lionfish. 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.
Wikipedia contributors, Halichoeres burekae; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T22:42:12.937371+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Halichoeres burekae Weaver & Rocha, 2007
- Name authority
- Weaver & Rocha, 2007
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Family
- Labridae
- Genus
- Halichoeres
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- familyLabridae Cuvier, 1816
- subfamilyJulidinae Bonaparte, 1841
- genusHalichoeres Rüppell, 1835
- speciesHalichoeres burekae Weaver & Rocha, 2007
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Halichoeres. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| mangrove wrasseHalichoeres aestuaricola Bussing, 1972 | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| greenband wrasseHalichoeres bathyphilus (Beebe & Tee-Van, 1932) | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Halichoeres bicolor (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| slippery dickHalichoeres bivittatus (Bloch, 1791) | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| wounded wrasseHalichoeres chierchiae Di Caporiacco, 1948 | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Halichoeres chlorocephalus Kuiter & Randall, 1995 | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Halichoeres chloropterus (Bloch, 1791) | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Halichoeres chrysotaenia (Bleeker, 1853) | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Halichoeres claudia Randall & Rocha, 2009 | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| yellowcheek wrasseHalichoeres cyanocephalus (Bloch, 1791) | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Halichoeres discolor Bussing, 1983 | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| chameleon wrasseHalichoeres dispilus (Günther, 1864) | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Weaver, D.C. & L.A. Rocha. (2007). A new species of Halichoeres (Teleostei: Labridae) from the Western Gulf of Mexico. Copeia, 2007. https://doi.org/10.1643/0045-8511(2007)7[798:ansoht]2.0.co;2 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3JBQK. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.