Halichoeres

Halichoeres are a genus of wrasses found in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans.

Species
There are currently 80 recognized species in this genus:


 * Halichoeres adustus (C. H. Gilbert, 1890) (Black wrasse)
 * Halichoeres aestuaricola W. A. Bussing, 1972 (Mangrove wrasse)
 * 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 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 erdmanni J. E. Randall & G. R. Allen, 2010 (Erdmann's wrasse)
 * Halichoeres garnoti (Valenciennes, 1839) (Yellow-head wrasse)
 * Halichoeres gurrobyi Victor, 2016 (Black-saddle wrasse)
 * Halichoeres hartzfeldii (Bleeker, 1852) (Hartzfeld's wrasse)
 * Halichoeres hilomeni J. E. Randall & G. R. Allen, 2010 (Hilomen's wrasse)
 * Halichoeres hortulanus (Lacépède, 1801) (Checker-board wrasse)
 * 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 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
 * 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 zeylonicus (E. T. Bennett, 1833) (Gold-stripe wrasse)
 * Halichoeres zulu J. E. Randall & D. R. King, 2010 (KwaZulu-Natal wrasse)