Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific 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) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Eupercaria (Order)
     └Labridae (Family) Wrasses
      └Julidinae (Subfamily)
       └Halichoeres (Genus)
        └H. hortulanus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 218985🔗
iNaturalist ID: 102045🔗

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