Halichoeres are a genus of wrasses found in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans.
Taxonomy
Molecular phylogenetic studies have repeatedly found the genus Halichoeres to be polyphyletic. As a result, this genus requires significant taxonomic revision.
Species
There are currently 88 recognized species in this genus:
- Halichoeres adustus <small>(C. H. Gilbert, 1890)</small> (Black wrasse)
- Halichoeres aestuaricola <small>W. A. Bussing, 1972</small> (Mangrove wrasse)
- Halichoeres annularis <small>(Valenciennes, 1839)</small>
- Halichoeres argus <small>(Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801)</small> (Argus wrasse)
- Halichoeres bathyphilus <small>(Beebe & Tee-Van, 1932)</small> (Green-band wrasse)
- Halichoeres bicolor <small>(Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801)</small> (Pearly-spotted wrasse)
- Halichoeres binotopsis <small>(Bleeker, 1849)</small> (Saowisata wrasse)
- Halichoeres biocellatus <small>L. P. Schultz, 1960</small> (Red-lined wrasse)
- Halichoeres bivittatus <small>(Bloch, 1791)</small> (Slippery dick)
- Halichoeres bleekeri <small>(Steindachner & Döderlein (), 1887)</small>
- Halichoeres brasiliensis <small>(Bloch, 1791)</small> (Brazilian wrasse)
- Halichoeres brownfieldi <small>(Whitley, 1945)</small> (Brownfield's wrasse)
- Halichoeres burekae <small>Weaver & L. A. Rocha, 2007</small> (Mardi Gras wrasse)
- Halichoeres californicus <small>Günther , 1861</small> (Señorita)
- Halichoeres caudalis <small>(Poey, 1860)</small> (Painted wrasse)
- Halichoeres chierchiae <small>di Caporiacco, 1948</small> (Wounded wrasse)
- Halichoeres chlorocephalus <small>Kuiter & J. E. Randall, 1995</small> (Green-head wrasse)
- Halichoeres chloropterus <small>(Bloch, 1791)</small> (Pastel-green wrasse)
- Halichoeres chrysotaenia <small>(Bleeker, 1853)</small> (Indian Ocean pinstriped wrasse)
- Halichoeres chrysus <small>J. E. Randall, 1981</small> (Canary wrasse)
- Halichoeres claudia <small>J. E. Randall & L. A. Rocha, 2009</small> (Claudia's wrasse)
- Halichoeres cosmetus <small>J. E. Randall & M. M. Smith, 1982</small> (Adorned wrasse)
- Halichoeres cyanocephalus <small>(Bloch, 1791)</small> (Yellow-cheek wrasse)
- Halichoeres dimidiatus <small>(Agassiz, 1831)</small>
- Halichoeres discolor <small>W. A. Bussing, 1983</small> (Cocos wrasse)
- Halichoeres dispilus <small>(Günther, 1864)</small> (Chameleon wrasse)
- Halichoeres dussumieri <small>(Valenciennes, 1839)</small>
- Halichoeres erdmanni <small>J. E. Randall & G. R. Allen, 2010</small> (Erdmann's wrasse)
- Halichoeres garnoti <small>(Valenciennes, 1839)</small> (Yellow-head wrasse)
- Halichoeres gurrobyi <small>Victor, 2016</small> (Black-saddle wrasse)
- Halichoeres hartzfeldii <small>(Bleeker, 1852)</small> (Hartzfeld's wrasse)
- Halichoeres hilomeni <small>J. E. Randall & G. R. Allen, 2010</small> (Hilomen's wrasse)
- Halichoeres hortulanus <small>(Lacépède, 1801)</small> (Checker-board wrasse)
- Halichoeres inornatus <small>(Gilbert, 1890)</small>
- Halichoeres insularis <small>G. R. Allen & D. R. Robertson, 1992</small> (Socorro wrasse)
- Halichoeres iridis <small>J. E. Randall & M. M. Smith, 1982</small>
- Halichoeres kallochroma <small>(Bleeker, 1853)</small> (Pink-snout wrasse)
- Halichoeres kneri <small>Bleeker, 1862</small>
- Halichoeres lamarii <small>(Valenciennes, 1839)</small>
- Halichoeres lapillus <small>J. L. B. Smith, 1947</small> (Jewelled wrasse)
- Halichoeres leptotaenia <small>J. E. Randall & Earle, 1994</small>
- Halichoeres leucoxanthus <small>J. E. Randall & M. M. Smith, 1982</small> (Canary-top wrasse)
- Halichoeres leucurus <small>(Walbaum, 1792)</small> (Grey-head wrasse)
- Halichoeres maculipinna <small>(J. P. Müller & Troschel, 1848)</small> (Clown wrasse)
- Halichoeres malpelo <small>G. R. Allen & D. R. Robertson, 1992</small> (Malpelo wrasse)
- Halichoeres margaritaceus <small>(Valenciennes, 1839)</small> (Pink-belly wrasse)
- Halichoeres marginatus <small>Rüppell, 1835</small> (Dusky wrasse)
- Halichoeres melanochir <small>Fowler & B. A. Bean, 1928</small> (Orange-fin wrasse)
- Halichoeres melanotis <small>(C. H. Gilbert, 1890)</small> (Golden wrasse)
- Halichoeres melanurus <small>(Bleeker, 1851)</small> (Tail-spot wrasse)
- Halichoeres melas <small>J. E. Randall & Earle, 1994</small>
- Halichoeres melasmapomus <small>J. E. Randall, 1981</small> (Cheek-spot wrasse)
- Halichoeres miniatus <small>(Valenciennes, 1839)</small> (Circle-cheek wrasse)
- Halichoeres nebulosus <small>(Valenciennes, 1839)</small> (Nebulous wrasse)
- Halichoeres nicholsi <small>(D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882)</small> (Spinster wrasse)
- Halichoeres nigrescens <small>(Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801)</small> (Bubble-fin wrasse)
- Halichoeres notospilus <small>(Günther, 1864)</small> (Banded wrasse)
- Halichoeres orientalis <small>J. E. Randall, 1999</small>
- Halichoeres ornatissimus <small>(A. Garrett, 1863)</small> (Ornamented wrasse)
- Halichoeres pallidus <small>Kuiter & J. E. Randall, 1995</small> (Pale wrasse)
- Halichoeres papilionaceus <small>(Valenciennes, 1839)</small> (Weed wrasse)
- Halichoeres pardaleocephalus <small>(Bleeker, 1849)</small> (Line-blotch wrasse)
- Halichoeres pelicieri <small>J. E. Randall & M. M. Smith, 1982</small>
- Halichoeres penrosei <small>Starks, 1913</small>
- Halichoeres pictus <small>(Poey, 1860)</small> (Rainbow wrasse)
- Halichoeres podostigma <small>(Bleeker, 1854)</small> (Axil-spot wrasse)
- Halichoeres poeyi <small>(Steindachner, 1867)</small> (Black-ear wrasse)
- Halichoeres prosopeion <small>(Bleeker, 1853)</small> (Two-tone wrasse)
- Halichoeres radiatus <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small> (Pudding-wife wrasse)
- Halichoeres richmondi <small>Fowler & B. A. Bean, 1928</small> (Richmond's wrasse)
- Halichoeres rubricephalus <small>Kuiter & J. E. Randall, 1995</small> (Red-head wrasse)
- Halichoeres rubrovirens <small>L. A. Rocha, Pinheiro & Gasparini, 2010</small>
- Halichoeres salmofasciatus <small>G. R. Allen & D. R. Robertson, 2002</small> (Red-striped wrasse)
- Halichoeres sanchezi <small>B. C. Victor, B. W. Frable & W. B. Ludt, 2024</small> (Tailspot wrasse)
- Halichoeres sazimai <small>O. J. Luiz, C. E. L. Ferreira & L. A. Rocha, 2009</small>
- Halichoeres scapularis <small>(E. T. Bennett, 1832)</small> (Zigzag wrasse)
- Halichoeres semicinctus <small>(Ayres, 1859)</small> (Rock wrasse)
- Halichoeres signifer <small>J. E. Randall & Earle, 1994</small>
- Halichoeres socialis <small>J. E. Randall & Lobel, 2003</small>
- Halichoeres solorensis <small>(Bleeker, 1853)</small> (Green wrasse)
- Halichoeres stigmaticus <small>J. E. Randall & M. M. Smith, 1982</small> (U-spot wrasse)
- Halichoeres tenuispinis <small>(Günther, 1862)</small>
- Halichoeres timorensis <small>(Bleeker, 1852)</small> (Timor wrasse)
- Halichoeres trimaculatus <small>(Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)</small> (Three-spot wrasse)
- Halichoeres trispilus <small>J. E. Randall & M. M. Smith, 1982</small> (Triple-spot wrasse)
- Halichoeres vrolikii <small>(Bleeker, 1855)</small>
- Halichoeres zeylonicus <small>(E. T. Bennett, 1833)</small> (Gold-stripe wrasse)
- Halichoeres zulu <small>J. E. Randall & D. R. King, 2010</small> (KwaZulu-Natal wrasse)
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