Halichoeres | |
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Halichoeres marginatus | |
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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]
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Synonyms[2] | |
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Halichoeres are a genus of wrasses found in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans.[3]
There are currently 80 recognized species in this genus: