Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Checkerboard Wrasse
Halichoeres hortulanus
Checkerboard Wrasse
Also known as: Fourspot Wrasse
Category: Wrasses
Scientific Name: Halichoeres hortulanus
Size: 5 to 10 in. (12 to 25 cm)  
Depth: 10-130 ft. (3-40 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Red Sea, Great Barrier Reef, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Eupercaria (Order)
     └Labridae (Family)
      └Julidinae (Subfamily)
       └Halichoeres (Genus)
        └H. hortulanus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 218985🔗
iNaturalist ID: 102045🔗

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