Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Chameleon Wrasse
Halichoeres dispilus
Chameleon Wrasse
Category: Wrasses
Scientific Name: Halichoeres dispilus
Size: Up to 8 in. (40 cm)  
Depth: 10-250 ft. (3-75 m)
Distribution: Gulf of California, Pacific Coast of Mexico to Peru
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└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. dispilus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 275763🔗
iNaturalist ID: 52555🔗

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