Halichoeres

Updated on Nov 27, 2023

Edit

Comment

Kingdom Animalia Order Perciformes Scientific name Halichoeres Rank Genus		Phylum Chordata Family Labridae Higher classification Wrasse

Lower classifications Halichoeres chrysus, Checkerboard wrasse, Tail‑spot wrasse, Pastel‑green wrasse, Slippery dick

Fish slippery dick wrasse halichoeres bivittatu

Halichoeres is a genus of fish in the family Labridae found in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans.

Species

There are currently 80 recognized species in this genus:

Halichoeres adustus (C. H. Gilbert, 1890) (Black wrasse)

Halichoeres aestuaricola W. A. Bussing, 1972 (Mangrove wrasse)

Halichoeres argus (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801) (Argus wrasse)

Halichoeres bathyphilus (Beebe & Tee-Van, 1932) (Green-band wrasse)

Halichoeres bicolor (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801) (Pearly-spotted wrasse)

Halichoeres binotopsis (Bleeker, 1849) (Saowisata wrasse)

Halichoeres biocellatus L. P. Schultz, 1960 (Red-lined wrasse)

Halichoeres bivittatus (Bloch, 1791) (Slippery wrasse)

Halichoeres bleekeri (Steindachner & Döderlein (de), 1887)

Halichoeres brasiliensis (Bloch, 1791) (Brazilian wrasse)

Halichoeres brownfieldi (Whitley, 1945) (Brownfield's wrasse)

Halichoeres burekae Weaver & L. A. Rocha, 2007 (Mardi Gras wrasse)

Halichoeres caudalis (Poey, 1860) (Painted wrasse)

Halichoeres chierchiae di Caporiacco, 1948 (Wounded wrasse)

Halichoeres chlorocephalus Kuiter & J. E. Randall, 1995 (Green-head wrasse)

Halichoeres chloropterus (Bloch, 1791) (Pastel-green wrasse)

Halichoeres chrysus J. E. Randall, 1981 (Canary wrasse)

Halichoeres claudia J. E. Randall & L. A. Rocha, 2009 (Claudia's wrasse)

Halichoeres cosmetus J. E. Randall & M. M. Smith, 1982 (Adorned wrasse)

Halichoeres cyanocephalus (Bloch, 1791) (Yellow-cheek wrasse)

Halichoeres dimidiatus (Agassiz, 1831)

Halichoeres discolor W. A. Bussing, 1983 (Cocos wrasse)

Halichoeres dispilus (Günther, 1864) (Chameleon wrasse)

Halichoeres erdmanni J. E. Randall & G. R. Allen, 2010 (Erdmann's wrasse)

Halichoeres garnoti (Valenciennes, 1839) (Yellow-head wrasse)

Halichoeres gurrobyi Victor, 2016 (Black-saddle wrasse)

Halichoeres hartzfeldii (Bleeker, 1852) (Hartzfeld's wrasse)

Halichoeres hilomeni J. E. Randall & G. R. Allen, 2010 (Hilomen's wrasse)

Halichoeres hortulanus (Lacépède, 1801) (Checker-board wrasse)

Halichoeres insularis G. R. Allen & D. R. Robertson, 1992 (Socorro wrasse)

Halichoeres iridis J. E. Randall & M. M. Smith, 1982

Halichoeres kallochroma (Bleeker, 1853) (Pink-snout wrasse)

Halichoeres lapillus J. L. B. Smith, 1947 (Jewelled wrasse)

Halichoeres leptotaenia J. E. Randall & Earle, 1994

Halichoeres leucoxanthus J. E. Randall & M. M. Smith, 1982 (Canary-top wrasse)

Halichoeres leucurus (Walbaum, 1792) (Grey-head wrasse)

Halichoeres maculipinna (J. P. Müller & Troschel, 1848) (Clown wrasse)

Halichoeres malpelo G. R. Allen & D. R. Robertson, 1992 (Malpelo wrasse)

Halichoeres margaritaceus (Valenciennes, 1839) (Pink-belly wrasse)

Halichoeres marginatus Rüppell, 1835 (Dusky wrasse)

Halichoeres melanochir Fowler & B. A. Bean, 1928 (Orange-fin wrasse)

Halichoeres melanotis (C. H. Gilbert, 1890) (Golden wrasse)

Halichoeres melanurus (Bleeker, 1851) (Tail-spot wrasse)

Halichoeres melas J. E. Randall & Earle, 1994

Halichoeres melasmapomus J. E. Randall, 1981 (Cheek-spot wrasse)

Halichoeres miniatus (Valenciennes, 1839) (Circle-cheek wrasse)

Halichoeres nebulosus (Valenciennes, 1839) (Nebulous wrasse)

Halichoeres nicholsi (D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882) (Spinster wrasse)

Halichoeres nigrescens (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801) (Bubble-fin wrasse)

Halichoeres notospilus (Günther, 1864) (Banded wrasse)

Halichoeres orientalis J. E. Randall, 1999

Halichoeres ornatissimus (A. Garrett, 1863) (Ornamented wrasse)

Halichoeres pallidus Kuiter & J. E. Randall, 1995 (Pale wrasse)

Halichoeres papilionaceus (Valenciennes, 1839) (Weed wrasse)

Halichoeres pardaleocephalus (Bleeker, 1849) (Line-blotch wrasse)

Halichoeres pelicieri J. E. Randall & M. M. Smith, 1982

Halichoeres penrosei Starks, 1913

Halichoeres pictus (Poey, 1860) (Rainbow wrasse)

Halichoeres podostigma (Bleeker, 1854) (Axil-spot wrasse)

Halichoeres poeyi (Steindachner, 1867) (Black-ear wrasse)

Halichoeres prosopeion (Bleeker, 1853) (Two-tone wrasse)

Halichoeres radiatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Pudding-wife wrasse)

Halichoeres richmondi Fowler & B. A. Bean, 1928 (Richmond's wrasse)

Halichoeres rubricephalus Kuiter & J. E. Randall, 1995 (Red-head wrasse)

Halichoeres rubrovirens L. A. Rocha, Pinheiro & Gasparini, 2010

Halichoeres salmofasciatus G. R. Allen & D. R. Robertson, 2002 (Red-striped wrasse)

Halichoeres sazimai O. J. Luiz, C. E. L. Ferreira & L. A. Rocha, 2009

Halichoeres scapularis (E. T. Bennett, 1832) (Zigzag wrasse)

Halichoeres semicinctus (Ayres, 1859) (Rock wrasse)

Halichoeres signifer J. E. Randall & Earle, 1994

Halichoeres socialis J. E. Randall & Lobel, 2003

Halichoeres solorensis (Bleeker, 1853) (Green wrasse)

Halichoeres stigmaticus J. E. Randall & M. M. Smith, 1982 (U-spot wrasse)

Halichoeres tenuispinis (Günther, 1862)

Halichoeres timorensis (Bleeker, 1852) (Timor wrasse)

Halichoeres trimaculatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834) (Three-spot wrasse)

Halichoeres trispilus J. E. Randall & M. M. Smith, 1982 (Triple-spot wrasse)

Halichoeres vrolikii (Bleeker, 1855) (Indian Ocean pin-striped wrasse)

Halichoeres zeylonicus (E. T. Bennett, 1833) (Gold-stripe wrasse)

Halichoeres zulu J. E. Randall & D. R. King, 2010

References

Halichoeres Wikipedia

(Text) CC BY-SA

Fish slippery dick wrasse halichoeres bivittatu

Contents

Species

References