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Black wrasse
Halichoeres adustus (darker fish) around a Guineafowl pufferfish (Arothron meleagris) (lighter fish)
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Labriformes
Family:	Labridae
Genus:	Halichoeres
Species:	H. adustus
Binomial name
Halichoeres adustus (C. H. Gilbert, 1890)
Synonyms
Pseudojulis adustus C. H. Gilbert, 1890

The black wrasse (Halichoeres adustus) is a species of wrasse native to the eastern Pacific Ocean around Cocos Island, the Revillagigedo Islands, Tres Marias Islands, and the Galapagos. This species prefers areas with rocky bottoms at depths from 1 to 3 m (3.3 to 9.8 ft). It can reach 12.5 cm (4.9 in) in total length.

References

1. ^ Allen, G.; Edgar, G. (2010). "Halichoeres adustus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T183771A8174095. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T183771A8174095.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Halichoeres adustus". FishBase. August 2013 version.

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