Halichoeres3

/The Best Livestock for A Marine Aquarium

Genus Halichoeres, Part 3

To: Part I, Part II, Part IV, Part V, Part VI, Part VII, Part VIII, Part IX

By Bob Fenner

Halichoeres garnoti (Valenciennes 1839), the Yellowhead Wrasse (1) is another new choice out of the tropical western Atlantic. To about seven inches long. More and more available in the trade, and a beauty. At right a terminal phase individual in Cozumel. Below are images of juvenile, initial and terminal phase/male individuals. Second in Cozumel, all others Bahamas.

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Halichoeres hartzfeldii (Bleeker 1852), Hartzfeld's Wrasse. Western Pacific; Indonesia to S. Japan. To 18 cm. Usually found over sand, mud or rubble in haremic groups of one male, a few females. N. Sulawesi pix.

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Halichoeres hortulanus (Lacepede 1801), the Checkerboard Wrasse (2), comes in two varieties, the more common one from the Pacific and a more colorful color morph in the Indian Ocean into the Red Sea. Pictured: At right a tiny juvenile (hovering over a Fungiid) in S. Sulawesi. Below: A juvenile of about two inches length, and a "pair" in the Maldives. A larger Halichoeres at ten or so inches in an aquarium. http://fishbase.sinica.edu.tw/Summary/speciesSummary.php?ID=12663&genusname=Halichoeres&speciesname=hortulanus

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