Halichoeres hortulanus

Taxonomical systematics

Scientific name

Halichoeres hortulanus (Lacepède, 1801)

Synonyms

Labrus hortulanus Lacepède, 1801

Common names

Checkerboard Wrasse, Four-spot Wrasse

Genus

Halichoeres Bleeker, 1862

Family

Labridae

Order

Perciformes

Class

Actinopterygii

Phylum

Chordata

Local ecology

Distribution

Oceania, Tropical Western Pacific, Great Barrier Reef, Northern and Western Indian Ocean, Red Sea. (Found in Sydney)

Biological characteristics

Maximum size

27cm TL

checkerboard wrasse, H. hortulanus, at Ribbon Reef #3, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland.

Sub-adult checkerboard wrasse, H. hortulanus, in aquarium.

Sub-adult checkerboard wrasse, H. hortulanus, in aquarium.

Juvenile checkerboard wrasse, H. hortulanus, in aquarium.