Halichoeres argus
Appearance
Halichoeres argus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Labriformes |
Family: | Labridae |
Genus: | Halichoeres |
Species: | H. argus
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Binomial name | |
Halichoeres argus (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801)
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Synonyms | |
Halichoeres argus, or the Argus wrasse, is a species of salt water wrasse found in the Indo-West Pacific Ocean from Sri Lanka to Fiji and Tonga, then north to Taiwan, south to northern Australia.[2]
Description
[edit]This species reaches a length of 12.0 cm (4.7 in).[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Choat, J.H. (2010). "Halichoeres argus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T187451A8539062. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187451A8539062.en. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ Randall, J.E., 1980. Two new Indo-Pacific labrid fishes of the genus Halichoeres, with notes on other species of the genus. Pac. Sci. 34(4):415-432.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Halichoeres argus". FishBase. August 2019 version.