Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Claudia's Wrasse
Halichoeres claudia
Claudia's Wrasse
Category: Wrasses
Scientific Name: Halichoeres claudia
Size: Up to 6 in. (15 cm)  
Depth: 10-120 ft. (3-37 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, French Polynesia
Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Eupercaria (Order)
     └Labridae (Family) Wrasses
      └Julidinae (Subfamily)
       └Halichoeres (Genus)
        └H. claudia (Species)

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