Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Canary Wrasse
Halichoeres chrysus
Canary Wrasse
Category: Wrasses
Scientific Name: Halichoeres chrysus
Size: 1 to 5 in. (3 to 12 cm)  
Depth: 6-180 ft. (2-55 m)
Distribution: Eastern Indo-Pacific
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. chrysus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 275759🔗
iNaturalist ID: 102038🔗

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