Halichoeres

Classification

Genus: Halichoeres
Family: Labridae - Wrasses
Order: Labriformes - Wrasses
Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes

Description

Halichoeres, commonly called wrasses, are a genus of fish in the family Labridae found in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans.

Species

Puddingwife wrasse
(Halichoeres radiatus)

Slippery dick
(Halichoeres bivittatus)

Yellowhead wrasse
(Halichoeres garnoti)

Canary wrasse
(Halichoeres chrysus)

Checkerboard wrasse
(Halichoeres hortulanus)

Tail-spot wrasse
(Halichoeres melanurus)

Zigzag wrasse
(Halichoeres scapularis)

Dusky wrasse
(Halichoeres marginatus)

Rock wrasse
(Halichoeres semicinctus)

Blackear wrasse
(Halichoeres poeyi)

Yellowcheek wrasse
(Halichoeres cyanocephalus)

Cheekspot wrasse
(Halichoeres melasmapomus)

Orangefin wrasse
(Halichoeres melanochir)

Rainbow wrasse
(Halichoeres pictus)

Golden wrasse
(Halichoeres melanotis)

Halichoeres pelicieri

Lineblotch wrasse
(Halichoeres pardaleocephalus)

Weed wrasse
(Halichoeres papilionaceus)

Pale wrasse
(Halichoeres pallidus)

Ornamented wrasse
(Halichoeres ornatissimus)

Halichoeres orientalis

Banded wrasse
(Halichoeres notospilus)

Bubblefin wrasse
(Halichoeres nigrescens)

Spinster wrasse
(Halichoeres nicholsi)

Halichoeres melas

Circle-cheek wrasse
(Halichoeres miniatus)

Nebulous wrasse
(Halichoeres nebulosus)

Axil spot wrasse
(Halichoeres podostigma)

Twotone wrasse
(Halichoeres prosopeion)

Goldstripe wrasse
(Halichoeres zeylonicus)

Triplespot wrasse
(Halichoeres trispilus)

Threespot wrasse
(Halichoeres trimaculatus)

Timor wrasse
(Halichoeres timorensis)

Halichoeres tenuispinis

U-spot wrasse
(Halichoeres stigmaticus)

Green wrasse
(Halichoeres solorensis)

Halichoeres socialis

Halichoeres signifer

Halichoeres penrosei

Halichoeres sazimai

Red-striped wrasse
(Halichoeres salmofasciatus)

Halichoeres rubrovirens

Redhead wrasse
(Halichoeres rubricephalus)

Richmond’s wrasse
(Halichoeres richmondi)

Halichoeres zulu

Pink-belly wrasse
(Halichoeres margaritaceus)

Malpelo wrasse
(Halichoeres malpelo)

Claudia’s wrasse
(Halichoeres claudia)

Indian Ocean pinstriped wrasse
(Halichoeres chrysotaenia)

Pastel-green wrasse
(Halichoeres chloropterus)

Greenhead wrasse
(Halichoeres chlorocephalus)

Wounded wrasse
(Halichoeres chierchiae)

Painted wrasse
(Halichoeres caudalis)

Mardi Gras wrasse
(Halichoeres burekae)

Brownfields wrasse
(Halichoeres brownfieldi)

Brazilian wrasse
(Halichoeres brasiliensis)

Halichoeres bleekeri

Red-lined wrasse
(Halichoeres biocellatus)

Saowisata wrasse
(Halichoeres binotopsis)

Pearly-spotted wrasse
(Halichoeres bicolor)

Greenband wrasse
(Halichoeres bathyphilus)

Argus wrasse
(Halichoeres argus)

Mangrove wrasse
(Halichoeres aestuaricola)

Adorned wrasse
(Halichoeres cosmetus)

Halichoeres dimidiatus

Clown wrasse
(Halichoeres maculipinna)

Greyhead wrasse
(Halichoeres leucurus)

Canarytop wrasse
(Halichoeres leucoxanthus)

Halichoeres leptotaenia

Jewelled wrasse
(Halichoeres lapillus)

Kner’s wrasse
(Halichoeres kneri)

Halichoeres kallochroma

Halichoeres iridis

Socorro wrasse
(Halichoeres insularis)

Cape wrasse
(Halichoeres inornatus)

Hilomen’s wrasse
(Halichoeres hilomeni)

Hartzfeld’s wrasse
(Halichoeres hartzfeldii)

Blacksaddle wrasse
(Halichoeres gurrobyi)

Erdmann’s wrasse
(Halichoeres erdmanni)

Chameleon wrasse
(Halichoeres dispilus)

Cocos wrasse
(Halichoeres discolor)

Black wrasse
(Halichoeres adustus)

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