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Halichoeres

Halichoeres
Halichoeres marginatus EOL.jpg
Halichoeres marginatus
Halichoeres scapularis mâle.jpg
Halichoeres scapularis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Halichoeres
Rüppell, 1835
Type species
Halichoeres bimaculatus
Rüppell, 1835
Synonyms

Artisia de Beaufort, 1939
Choerojulis Gill, 1862
Guentheria Bleeker, 1862
Hemitautoga Bleeker, 1862
Hemiulis Swainson, 1839
Iridio Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Platyglossus Bleeker, 1862
Pseudojulis Bleeker, 1862


Artisia de Beaufort, 1939
Choerojulis Gill, 1862
Guentheria Bleeker, 1862
Hemitautoga Bleeker, 1862
Hemiulis Swainson, 1839
Iridio Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Platyglossus Bleeker, 1862
Pseudojulis Bleeker, 1862

Halichoeres is a genus of fish in the family Labridae found in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans.

There are currently 80 recognized species in this genus:


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