| Halichoeres hartzfeldii | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Genus: | Halichoeres |
| Species: | H. hartzfeldii |
| Binomial name | |
| Halichoeres hartzfeldii (Bleeker, 1849) | |
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Halichoeres hartzfeldii, also known as Hartzfeld's wrasse, is a species of salt water wrasse found in the western Pacific Ocean.
Description
This species reaches a length of 18.0 cm (7.1 in).
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of German physician Joseph Hartzfeld (1815–1885), the Principal Medical Officer of the Royal Dutch East Indies Army, who collected the type specimen, and whose collections, improved the scientific knowledge of the fish fauna of the Ambon Islands.
References
- Cabanban, A., Russell, B., Myers, R. & Choat, J.H. (2010). "Halichoeres hartzfeldii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T187783A8628983. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187783A8628983.en. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Myers, R.F., 1991. Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Halichoeres hartzfeldii". FishBase. August 2019 version.
- Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order LABRIFORMES: Family LABRIDAE (a-h)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
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