Halichoeres

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; Rüppell, 1835
Synonyms
	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.

[CofF-1] Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Halichoeres". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 9 January 2019.

[CofFG-2] 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.

[Victor2013-3] 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.

[Randall2010-4] 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.

[Victor2016-5] 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.

[Rocha2010-6] 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.

[Randall2010a-7] Randall, J.E. & King, D.R. (2010): Halichoeres zulu, a new labrid fish from South Africa. Smithiana Bulletin, 11: 17-23.

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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 Rüppell, 1835^[1]
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