Halichoeres
Halichoeres are a genus of wrasses found in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans.
Taxonomy
Molecular phylogenetic studies have repeatedly found the genus Halichoeres to be polyphyletic. As a result, this genus requires significant taxonomic revision.Species
There are currently 80 recognized species in this genus:- Halichoeres adustus
- Halichoeres aestuaricola W. A. Bussing, 1972
- Halichoeres argus
- Halichoeres bathyphilus
- Halichoeres bicolor
- Halichoeres binotopsis
- Halichoeres biocellatus L. P. Schultz, 1960
- Halichoeres bivittatus
- Halichoeres bleekeri
- Halichoeres brasiliensis
- Halichoeres brownfieldi
- Halichoeres burekae Weaver & L. A. Rocha, 2007
- Halichoeres caudalis
- Halichoeres chierchiae di Caporiacco, 1948
- Halichoeres chlorocephalus Kuiter & J. E. Randall, 1995
- Halichoeres chloropterus
- Halichoeres chrysotaenia
- Halichoeres chrysus J. E. Randall, 1981
- Halichoeres claudia J. E. Randall & L. A. Rocha, 2009
- Halichoeres cosmetus J. E. Randall & M. M. Smith, 1982
- Halichoeres cyanocephalus
- Halichoeres dimidiatus
- Halichoeres discolor W. A. Bussing, 1983
- Halichoeres dispilus
- Halichoeres erdmanni J. E. Randall & G. R. Allen, 2010
- Halichoeres garnoti
- Halichoeres gurrobyi Victor, 2016
- Halichoeres hartzfeldii
- Halichoeres hilomeni J. E. Randall & G. R. Allen, 2010
- Halichoeres hortulanus
- Halichoeres insularis G. R. Allen & D. R. Robertson, 1992
- Halichoeres iridis J. E. Randall & M. M. Smith, 1982
- Halichoeres kallochroma
- Halichoeres lapillus J. L. B. Smith, 1947
- Halichoeres leptotaenia J. E. Randall & Earle, 1994
- Halichoeres leucoxanthus J. E. Randall & M. M. Smith, 1982
- Halichoeres leucurus
- Halichoeres maculipinna
- Halichoeres malpelo G. R. Allen & D. R. Robertson, 1992
- Halichoeres margaritaceus
- Halichoeres marginatus Rüppell, 1835
- Halichoeres melanochir Fowler & B. A. Bean, 1928
- Halichoeres melanotis
- Halichoeres melanurus
- Halichoeres melas J. E. Randall & Earle, 1994
- Halichoeres melasmapomus J. E. Randall, 1981
- Halichoeres miniatus
- Halichoeres nebulosus
- Halichoeres nicholsi
- Halichoeres nigrescens
- Halichoeres notospilus
- Halichoeres orientalis J. E. Randall, 1999
- Halichoeres ornatissimus
- Halichoeres pallidus Kuiter & J. E. Randall, 1995
- Halichoeres papilionaceus
- Halichoeres pardaleocephalus
- Halichoeres pelicieri J. E. Randall & M. M. Smith, 1982
- Halichoeres penrosei Starks, 1913
- Halichoeres pictus
- Halichoeres podostigma
- Halichoeres poeyi
- Halichoeres prosopeion
- Halichoeres radiatus
- Halichoeres richmondi Fowler & B. A. Bean, 1928
- Halichoeres rubricephalus Kuiter & J. E. Randall, 1995
- Halichoeres rubrovirens L. A. Rocha, Pinheiro & Gasparini, 2010
- Halichoeres salmofasciatus G. R. Allen & D. R. Robertson, 2002
- Halichoeres sanchezi B. C. Victor, B. W. Frable & W. B. Ludt, 2024
- Halichoeres sazimai O. J. Luiz, C. E. L. Ferreira & L. A. Rocha, 2009
- Halichoeres scapularis
- Halichoeres semicinctus
- Halichoeres signifer J. E. Randall & Earle, 1994
- Halichoeres socialis J. E. Randall & Lobel, 2003
- Halichoeres solorensis
- Halichoeres stigmaticus J. E. Randall & M. M. Smith, 1982
- Halichoeres tenuispinis
- Halichoeres timorensis
- Halichoeres trimaculatus
- Halichoeres trispilus J. E. Randall & M. M. Smith, 1982
- Halichoeres zeylonicus
- Halichoeres zulu J. E. Randall & D. R. King, 2010