Great Barrier Reef, Australia
Initial Phase
Anilao, Philippines
Terminal Phase
Anilao, Philippines
Juvenile
Palau
Initial Phase
Yap, Micronesia
Initial Phase
Checkerboard Wrasse
Halichoeres hortulanus
Checkerboard Wrasse
Also known as: Fourspot Wrasse
Category: Wrasses
Scientific Name: Halichoeres hortulanus
Size: 5 to 10 in. (12 to 25 cm)
Depth: 10-130 ft. (3-40 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Red Sea, Great Barrier Reef, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
└Actinopteri (Superclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Eupercaria (Order)
└Labridae (Family)
└Halichoeres (Genus)
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