Halichoeres
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 , 1939Biochoeres Kuiter , 2010Choerojulis Gill , 1862Guentheria Bleeker , 1862Hemitautoga Bleeker, 1862 Hemiulis Swainson , 1839Iridio Jordan & Evermann , 1896Julichoeres Kuiter, 2010 Octocynodon Fowler , 1904Oxyjulis Gill, 1863 Platyglossus Bleeker, 1862 Pseudojulis Bleeker, 1862 Pusa Jordan & Gilbert , 1879 Sagittalarva Victor, Alfaro & Sorenson, 2013 Whitleychoeres Kuiter, 2010
Halichoeres 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 , 1972Halichoeres 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 , 1960Halichoeres 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 , 2007Halichoeres caudalis (Poey , 1860) (Painted wrasse)Halichoeres chierchiae di Caporiacco , 1948Halichoeres chlorocephalus Kuiter & J. E. Randall , 1995Halichoeres chloropterus (Bloch , 1791) (Pastel-green wrasse)Halichoeres chrysotaenia (Bleeker, 1853) (Indian Ocean pinstriped wrasse)Halichoeres chrysus J. E. Randall , 1981Halichoeres claudia J. E. Randall & L. A. Rocha , 2009Halichoeres cosmetus J. E. Randall & M. M. Smith , 1982Halichoeres cyanocephalus (Bloch , 1791) (Yellow-cheek wrasse)Halichoeres dimidiatus (Agassiz , 1831) Halichoeres discolor W. A. Bussing , 1983Halichoeres dispilus (Günther , 1864) (Chameleon wrasse)Halichoeres erdmanni J. E. Randall & G. R. Allen , 2010[ 4] Halichoeres garnoti (Valenciennes , 1839) (Yellow-head wrasse)Halichoeres gurrobyi Victor , 2016[ 5] Halichoeres hartzfeldii (Bleeker , 1852) (Hartzfeld's wrasse)Halichoeres hilomeni J. E. Randall & G. R. Allen , 2010[ 4] Halichoeres hortulanus (Lacépède , 1801) (Checker-board wrasse)Halichoeres insularis G. R. Allen & D. R. Robertson , 1992Halichoeres iridis J. E. Randall & M. M. Smith , 1982Halichoeres kallochroma (Bleeker , 1853) (Pink-snout wrasse)Halichoeres lapillus J. L. B. Smith , 1947Halichoeres leptotaenia J. E. Randall & Earle , 1994Halichoeres leucoxanthus J. E. Randall & M. M. Smith , 1982Halichoeres leucurus (Walbaum , 1792) (Grey-head wrasse)Halichoeres maculipinna (J. P. Müller & Troschel , 1848) (Clown wrasse)Halichoeres malpelo G. R. Allen & D. R. Robertson , 1992Halichoeres margaritaceus (Valenciennes , 1839) (Pink-belly wrasse)Halichoeres marginatus Rüppell , 1835Halichoeres melanochir Fowler & B. A. Bean , 1928Halichoeres melanotis (C. H. Gilbert , 1890) (Golden wrasse)Halichoeres melanurus (Bleeker , 1851) (Tail-spot wrasse)Halichoeres melas J. E. Randall & Earle , 1994Halichoeres melasmapomus J. E. Randall , 1981Halichoeres 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 , 1999Halichoeres ornatissimus (A. Garrett , 1863) (Ornamented wrasse)Halichoeres pallidus Kuiter & J. E. Randall , 1995Halichoeres papilionaceus (Valenciennes , 1839) (Weed wrasse)Halichoeres pardaleocephalus (Bleeker , 1849) (Line-blotch wrasse)Halichoeres pelicieri J. E. Randall & M. M. Smith , 1982Halichoeres penrosei Starks , 1913Halichoeres 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 , 1928Halichoeres rubricephalus Kuiter & J. E. Randall , 1995Halichoeres rubrovirens L. A. Rocha , Pinheiro & Gasparini , 2010[ 6] Halichoeres salmofasciatus G. R. Allen & D. R. Robertson , 2002Halichoeres sanchezi B. C. Victor , B. W. Frable & W. B. Ludt , 2024Halichoeres sazimai O. J. Luiz , C. E. L. Ferreira & L. A. Rocha , 2009Halichoeres scapularis (E. T. Bennett , 1832) (Zigzag wrasse)Halichoeres semicinctus (Ayres , 1859) (Rock wrasse)Halichoeres signifer J. E. Randall & Earle , 1994Halichoeres socialis J. E. Randall & Lobel , 2003Halichoeres solorensis (Bleeker , 1853) (Green wrasse)Halichoeres stigmaticus J. E. Randall & M. M. Smith , 1982Halichoeres 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 , 1982Halichoeres zeylonicus (E. T. Bennett , 1833) (Gold-stripe wrasse)Halichoeres zulu J. E. Randall & D. R. King , 2010[ 7]
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.
