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Halichoeres argus

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Species of fish

Halichoeres argus
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Halichoeres
Species: H. argus
Binomial name
Halichoeres argus
(Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801)
Synonyms
  • Labrus argus Bloch & Schneider, 1801
  • Labrus guttatus Bloch, 1791
  • Labrus guttulatus Lacépède, 1801
  • Julis polyophthalmus Bleeker, 1853
  • Julis leparensis Bleeker, 1853
  • Halichoeres leparensis (Bleeker, 1853)
  • Halichoeres fijiensis Herre, 1935

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.

Description

This species reaches a length of 12.0 cm (4.7 in).

References

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Halichoeres argus". FishBase. August 2019 version.
Taxon identifiers
Halichoeres argus
Labrus argus


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