Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Canary Wrasse
Halichoeres chrysus
Canary Wrasse
Category: Wrasses
Scientific Name: Halichoeres chrysus
Size: 1 to 5 in. (3 to 12 cm)  
Depth: 6-180 ft. (2-55 m)
Distribution: Eastern Indo-Pacific
Chordata (Phylum)
Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Eupercaria (Order)
     └Labridae (Family)
      └Julidinae (Subfamily)
       └Halichoeres (Genus)
        └H. chrysus (Species)

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