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Genus of fishes
Halichoeres
Halichoeres marginatus
Halichoeres scapularis
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Labriformes
Family:
Labridae
Genus:
Halichoeres
Rüppell , 1835
Type species
Halichoeres bimaculatus
Synonyms
[2]
Artisia
de Beaufort , 1939
Biochoeres
Kuiter , 2010
Choerojulis
Gill , 1862
Guentheria
Bleeker , 1862
Hemitautoga Bleeker, 1862
Hemiulis
Swainson , 1839
Iridio
Jordan &
Evermann , 1896
Julichoeres Kuiter, 2010
Octocynodon
Fowler , 1904
Oxyjulis Gill, 1863
Platyglossus Bleeker, 1862
Pseudojulis Bleeker, 1862
Pusa Jordan &
Gilbert , 1879
Sagittalarva Victor, Alfaro & Sorenson, 2013
Whitleychoeres Kuiter, 2010
Halichoeres are a
genus of
wrasses found in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans.
[3]
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 dick)
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 chrysotaenia (Bleeker, 1853) (Indian Ocean pinstriped 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)
[4]
Halichoeres garnoti (
Valenciennes , 1839) (Yellow-head wrasse)
Halichoeres gurrobyi
Victor , 2016 (Black-saddle wrasse)
[5]
Halichoeres hartzfeldii (
Bleeker , 1852) (Hartzfeld's wrasse)
Halichoeres hilomeni
J. E. Randall &
G. R. Allen , 2010 (Hilomen's wrasse)
[4]
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
[6]
Halichoeres salmofasciatus
G. R. Allen &
D. R. Robertson , 2002 (Red-striped wrasse)
Halichoeres sanchezi
B. C. Victor ,
B. W. Frable &
W. B. Ludt , 2024 (Tailspot 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 zeylonicus (
E. T. Bennett , 1833) (Gold-stripe wrasse)
Halichoeres zulu
J. E. Randall &
D. R. King , 2010
[7] (KwaZulu-Natal wrasse)
References
^
Eschmeyer, William N. ; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.).
"Halichoeres " .
Catalog of Fishes .
California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 9 January 2019 .
^
Eschmeyer, William N. ; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.).
"Genera in the family Labridae" .
Catalog of Fishes .
California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 9 January 2019 .
^ Victor, B.C., Alfaro, M.E. & Sorenson, L. (2013):
Rediscovery of Sagittalarva inornata n. gen., n. comb. (Gilbert, 1890) (Perciformes: Labridae), a long-lost deepwater fish from the eastern Pacific Ocean: a case study of a forensic approach to taxonomy using DNA barcoding. Zootaxa, 3669 (4): 551–570.
^
a
b Randall, J.E. & Allen, G.R. (2010): Two new labrid fishes of the genus Halichoeres from the East Indies. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 58 (2): 281–289.
^ Victor, B.C. (2016).
"Halichoeres gurrobyi , a new labrid fish (Teleostei: Labridae) from Mauritius in the southwestern Indian Ocean, with a review of the H. zeylonicus species complex" (PDF) . Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation . 22 : 10–27.
^ Rocha, L.A., Pinheiro, H.T. & Gasparini, J.L. (2010): Description of Halichoeres rubrovirens , a new species of wrasse (Labridae: Perciformes) from the Trindade and Martin Vaz Island group, southeastern Brazil, with a preliminary mtDNA molecular phylogeny of New World Halichoeres . Zootaxa, 2422: 22–30.
^ Randall, J.E. & King, D.R. (2010): Halichoeres zulu , a new labrid fish from South Africa. Smithiana Bulletin, 11: 17-23.