Halichoeres

{{Short description|Genus of fishes}} {{Automatic taxobox | image = Halichoeres marginatus EOL.jpg | image_caption = ''Halichoeres marginatus'' | image2 = Halichoeres scapularis mâle.jpg | image2_caption = ''Halichoeres scapularis'' | taxon = Halichoeres | authority = Rüppell, 1835 | type_species = ''Halichoeres bimaculatus'' | type_species_authority = Rüppell, 1835<ref name = CofF>{{Cof record|genid=1397|title=''Halichoeres''|access-date=9 January 2019}}</ref> | synonyms = {{collapsible list|bullets = true|title=List | ''Artisia'' de Beaufort, 1939 | ''Biochoeres'' Kuiter, 2010 | ''Choerojulis'' Gill, 1862 | ''Guentheria'' Bleeker, 1862 | ''Hemitautoga'' Bleeker, 1862 | ''Hemiulis'' Swainson, 1839 | ''Iridio'' Jordan & Evermann, 1896 | ''Julichoeres'' Kuiter, 2010 | ''Octocynodon'' Fowler, 1904 | ''Oxyjulis'' Gill, 1863 | ''Platyglossus'' Bleeker, 1862 | ''Pseudojulis'' Bleeker, 1862 | ''Pusa'' Jordan & Gilbert, 1879 | ''Sagittalarva'' Victor, Alfaro & Sorenson, 2013 | ''Whitleychoeres'' Kuiter, 2010 }} | synonyms_ref = <ref name = CofFG>{{Cof family|family=Labridae|access-date=9 January 2019}}</ref> }}

'''''Halichoeres''''' are a genus of wrasses found in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans.<ref name=Victor2013>Victor, B.C., Alfaro, M.E. & Sorenson, L. (2013): [http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2013/f/zt03669p570.pdf Rediscovery of ''Sagittalarva inornata'' n. gen., n. comb. (Gilbert, 1890) (Perciformes: Labridae), a long-lost deepwater fish from the eastern Pacific Ocean: a case study of a forensic approach to taxonomy using DNA barcoding.] ''Zootaxa, 3669 (4): 551–570.''</ref>

== Taxonomy == Molecular phylogenetic studies have repeatedly found the genus ''Halichoeres'' to be polyphyletic. As a result, this genus requires significant taxonomic revision.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Near |first=Thomas J. |last2=Brownstein |first2=Chase D. |last3=Thacker |first3=Christine E. |last4=Wainwright |first4=Peter C. |date=2025-10-16 |title=Phylogenetic Taxonomy of Wrasses and Parrotfishes (Labridae) |url=https://bioone.org/journals/bulletin-of-the-peabody-museum-of-natural-history/volume-66/issue-2/014.066.0201/Phylogenetic-Taxonomy-of-Wrasses-and-Parrotfishes-Labridae/10.3374/014.066.0201.full |journal=Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History |volume=66 |issue=2 |doi=10.3374/014.066.0201 |issn=0079-032X}}</ref>

==Species== [[File:Halichoeres burekae (10.3897-zookeys.882.38449) Figure 11 (cropped).jpg|thumb|''H. burekae'']] [[File:Adorned wrasse, terminal phase - Halichoeres cosmetus.jpg|thumb|''H. cosmetus'']] [[File:Halichoeres hortulanus (phase terminale).jpg|thumb|''H. hortulanus'']] [[File:Lábrido (Halichoeres margaritaceus), Anilao, Filipinas, 2023-08-22, DD 05.jpg|thumb|''H. margaritaceus'']] There are currently 88 recognized species in this genus:<ref>{{Cof genus|Halichoeres|access-date=9 March 2026}}</ref> {{div col}} * ''Halichoeres adustus'' (C. H. Gilbert, 1890) (Black wrasse) * ''Halichoeres aestuaricola'' W. A. Bussing, 1972 (Mangrove wrasse) * ''Halichoeres annularis'' (Valenciennes, 1839) * ''Halichoeres argus'' (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801) (Argus wrasse) * ''Halichoeres bathyphilus'' (Beebe & Tee-Van, 1932) (Green-band wrasse) * ''Halichoeres bicolor'' (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801) (Pearly-spotted wrasse) * ''Halichoeres binotopsis'' (Bleeker, 1849) (Saowisata wrasse) * ''Halichoeres biocellatus'' L. P. Schultz, 1960 (Red-lined wrasse) * ''Halichoeres bivittatus'' (Bloch, 1791) (Slippery dick) * ''Halichoeres bleekeri'' (Steindachner & Döderlein (de), 1887) * ''Halichoeres brasiliensis'' (Bloch, 1791) (Brazilian wrasse) * ''Halichoeres brownfieldi'' (Whitley, 1945) (Brownfield's wrasse) * ''Halichoeres burekae'' Weaver & L. A. Rocha, 2007 (Mardi Gras wrasse) * ''Halichoeres californicus'' Günther, 1861 (Señorita) * ''Halichoeres caudalis'' (Poey, 1860) (Painted wrasse) * ''Halichoeres chierchiae'' di Caporiacco, 1948 (Wounded wrasse) * ''Halichoeres chlorocephalus'' Kuiter & J. E. Randall, 1995 (Green-head wrasse) * ''Halichoeres chloropterus'' (Bloch, 1791) (Pastel-green wrasse) * ''Halichoeres chrysotaenia'' (Bleeker, 1853) (Indian Ocean pinstriped wrasse) * ''Halichoeres chrysus'' J. E. Randall, 1981 (Canary wrasse) * ''Halichoeres claudia'' J. E. Randall & L. A. Rocha, 2009 (Claudia's wrasse) * ''Halichoeres cosmetus'' J. E. Randall & M. M. Smith, 1982 (Adorned wrasse) * ''Halichoeres cyanocephalus'' (Bloch, 1791) (Yellow-cheek wrasse) * ''Halichoeres dimidiatus'' (Agassiz, 1831) * ''Halichoeres discolor'' W. A. Bussing, 1983 (Cocos wrasse) * ''Halichoeres dispilus'' (Günther, 1864) (Chameleon wrasse) * ''Halichoeres dussumieri'' (Valenciennes, 1839) * ''Halichoeres erdmanni'' J. E. Randall & G. R. Allen, 2010 (Erdmann's wrasse) <ref name=Randall2010>{{cite journal|author=Randall, J.E. |author2= Allen, G.R. |year=2010|title= Two new labrid fishes of the genus ''Halichoeres'' from the East Indies|journal=Raffles Bulletin of Zoology|volume= 58 |issue=2|pages= 281–289}}</ref> * ''Halichoeres garnoti'' (Valenciennes, 1839) (Yellow-head wrasse) * ''Halichoeres gurrobyi'' Victor, 2016 (Black-saddle wrasse) <ref name=Victor2016>{{cite journal |author=Victor, B.C. | year = 2016 | title = ''Halichoeres gurrobyi'', a new labrid fish (Teleostei: Labridae) from Mauritius in the southwestern Indian Ocean, with a review of the ''H. zeylonicus'' species complex | journal = Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation | volume = 22 | pages = 10–27 | url = http://www.oceansciencefoundation.org/josf/josf22b.pdf }}</ref> * ''Halichoeres hartzfeldii'' (Bleeker, 1852) (Hartzfeld's wrasse) * ''Halichoeres hilomeni'' J. E. Randall & G. R. Allen, 2010 (Hilomen's wrasse) <ref name=Randall2010/> * ''Halichoeres hortulanus'' (Lacépède, 1801) (Checker-board wrasse) * ''Halichoeres inornatus'' (Gilbert, 1890) * ''Halichoeres insularis'' G. R. Allen & D. R. Robertson, 1992 (Socorro wrasse) * ''Halichoeres iridis'' J. E. Randall & M. M. Smith, 1982 * ''Halichoeres kallochroma'' (Bleeker, 1853) (Pink-snout wrasse) * ''Halichoeres kneri'' Bleeker, 1862 * ''Halichoeres lamarii'' (Valenciennes, 1839) * ''Halichoeres lapillus'' J. L. B. Smith, 1947 (Jewelled wrasse) * ''Halichoeres leptotaenia'' J. E. Randall & Earle, 1994 * ''Halichoeres leucoxanthus'' J. E. Randall & M. M. Smith, 1982 (Canary-top wrasse) * ''Halichoeres leucurus'' (Walbaum, 1792) (Grey-head wrasse) * ''Halichoeres maculipinna'' (J. P. Müller & Troschel, 1848) (Clown wrasse) * ''Halichoeres malpelo'' G. R. Allen & D. R. Robertson, 1992 (Malpelo wrasse) * ''Halichoeres margaritaceus'' (Valenciennes, 1839) (Pink-belly wrasse) * ''Halichoeres marginatus'' Rüppell, 1835 (Dusky wrasse) * ''Halichoeres melanochir'' Fowler & B. A. Bean, 1928 (Orange-fin wrasse) * ''Halichoeres melanotis'' (C. H. Gilbert, 1890) (Golden wrasse) * ''Halichoeres melanurus'' (Bleeker, 1851) (Tail-spot wrasse) * ''Halichoeres melas'' J. E. Randall & Earle, 1994 * ''Halichoeres melasmapomus'' J. E. Randall, 1981 (Cheek-spot wrasse) * ''Halichoeres miniatus'' (Valenciennes, 1839) (Circle-cheek wrasse) * ''Halichoeres nebulosus'' (Valenciennes, 1839) (Nebulous wrasse) * ''Halichoeres nicholsi'' (D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882) (Spinster wrasse) * ''Halichoeres nigrescens'' (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801) (Bubble-fin wrasse) * ''Halichoeres notospilus'' (Günther, 1864) (Banded wrasse) * ''Halichoeres orientalis'' J. E. Randall, 1999 * ''Halichoeres ornatissimus'' (A. Garrett, 1863) (Ornamented wrasse) * ''Halichoeres pallidus'' Kuiter & J. E. Randall, 1995 (Pale wrasse) * ''Halichoeres papilionaceus'' (Valenciennes, 1839) (Weed wrasse) * ''Halichoeres pardaleocephalus'' (Bleeker, 1849) (Line-blotch wrasse) * ''Halichoeres pelicieri'' J. E. Randall & M. M. Smith, 1982 * ''Halichoeres penrosei'' Starks, 1913 * ''Halichoeres pictus'' (Poey, 1860) (Rainbow wrasse) * ''Halichoeres podostigma'' (Bleeker, 1854) (Axil-spot wrasse) * ''Halichoeres poeyi'' (Steindachner, 1867) (Black-ear wrasse) * ''Halichoeres prosopeion'' (Bleeker, 1853) (Two-tone wrasse) * ''Halichoeres radiatus'' (Linnaeus, 1758) (Pudding-wife wrasse) * ''Halichoeres richmondi'' Fowler & B. A. Bean, 1928 (Richmond's wrasse) * ''Halichoeres rubricephalus'' Kuiter & J. E. Randall, 1995 (Red-head wrasse) * ''Halichoeres rubrovirens'' L. A. Rocha, Pinheiro & Gasparini, 2010<ref name=Rocha2010>{{cite journal|author=Rocha, L.A. |author2= Pinheiro, H.T. |author3= Gasparini, J.L. |year=2010|title= Description of ''Halichoeres rubrovirens'', a new species of wrasse (Labridae: Perciformes) from the Trindade and Martin Vaz Island group, southeastern Brazil, with a preliminary mtDNA molecular phylogeny of New World ''Halichoeres''|journal=Zootaxa |volume=2422|pages= 22–30}}</ref> * ''Halichoeres salmofasciatus'' G. R. Allen & D. R. Robertson, 2002 (Red-striped wrasse) * ''Halichoeres sanchezi'' B. C. Victor, B. W. Frable & W. B. Ludt, 2024 (Tailspot wrasse) * ''Halichoeres sazimai'' O. J. Luiz, C. E. L. Ferreira & L. A. Rocha, 2009 * ''Halichoeres scapularis'' (E. T. Bennett, 1832) (Zigzag wrasse) * ''Halichoeres semicinctus'' (Ayres, 1859) (Rock wrasse) * ''Halichoeres signifer'' J. E. Randall & Earle, 1994 * ''Halichoeres socialis'' J. E. Randall & Lobel, 2003 * ''Halichoeres solorensis'' (Bleeker, 1853) (Green wrasse) * ''Halichoeres stigmaticus'' J. E. Randall & M. M. Smith, 1982 (U-spot wrasse) * ''Halichoeres tenuispinis'' (Günther, 1862) * ''Halichoeres timorensis'' (Bleeker, 1852) (Timor wrasse) * ''Halichoeres trimaculatus'' (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834) (Three-spot wrasse) * ''Halichoeres trispilus'' J. E. Randall & M. M. Smith, 1982 (Triple-spot wrasse) * ''Halichoeres vrolikii'' (Bleeker, 1855) * ''Halichoeres zeylonicus'' (E. T. Bennett, 1833) (Gold-stripe wrasse) * ''Halichoeres zulu'' J. E. Randall & D. R. King, 2010<ref name=Randall2010a>{{cite journal|author=Randall, J.E. |author2= King, D.R. |year=2010 |title=''Halichoeres zulu'', a new labrid fish from South Africa|journal=Smithiana Bulletin|volume= 11|pages= 17–23}}</ref> (KwaZulu-Natal wrasse) {{div col end}}

==References== {{Commons category|Halichoeres}} {{Reflist}}

Category:Halichoeres Category:Labridae Category:Marine fish genera Category:Taxa named by Eduard Rüppell