Halichoeres sanchezi

Halichoeres sanchezi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Halichoeres
Species:
H. sanchezi
Binomial name
Halichoeres sanchezi

Halichoeres sanchezi, commonly known as the tailspot wrasse, is a species of fish in the Labridae family. The first specimen of the fish was collected in 2022 near San Benedicto Island.[1]

  1. ^ Victor, Benjamin C; Frable, Benjamin W; Ludt, William B. (2024). "Halichoeres sanchezi n. sp., a new wrasse from the Revillagigedo Archipelago of Mexico, tropical eastern Pacific Ocean (Teleostei: Labridae)". PeerJ. 12: e16828. doi:10.7717/peerj.16828. PMC 10908266. PMID 38436023.