Checkerboard wrasse

Checkerboard wrasse
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Halichoeres
Species:
H. hortulanus
Binomial name
Halichoeres hortulanus
(Lacépède, 1801)
Synonyms
  • Labrus hortulanus Lacépède, 1801
  • Labrus centiquadrus Lacépède, 1801
  • Halichoeres centiquadrus (Lacépède, 1801)
  • Halichoeres hortulanus centiquadrus (Lacépède, 1801)
  • Hemitautoga centiquadrus (Lacépède, 1801)

The checkerboard wrasse (Halichoeres hortulanus) is a fish belonging to the wrasse family. It is native to the area including the Indian Ocean to central Pacific Ocean.

  1. ^ Rocha, L.; Craig, M. (2010). "Halichoeres hortulanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T187673A8596689. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187673A8596689.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.