Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Ornate Wrasse
Halichoeres ornatissimus
Ornate Wrasse
Also known as: Ornamented Wrasse
Category: Wrasses
Scientific Name: Halichoeres ornatissimus
Size: Up to 6 in. (15 cm)  
Depth: 30-130 ft. (10-40 m)
Distribution: Pacific, Indonesia, Hawaii, Great Barrier Reef, French Polynesia
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. ornatissimus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 275783🔗
iNaturalist ID: 102066🔗

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