Halichoeres argus
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| Halichoeres argus | |
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| File:Halichoeres argus.jpg | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Genus: | Halichoeres |
| Species: | H. argus
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| Binomial name | |
| Halichoeres argus (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801)
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Halichoeres argus, or the Argus wrasse, is a species of salt water wrasse found in the Indo-West Pacific Ocean from Sri Lanka to Fiji and Tonga, then north to Taiwan, south to northern Australia.[2]
Description
This species reaches a length of 12.0 cm (4.7 in).[3]
References
- ↑ Choat, J.H. (2010). "Halichoeres argus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T187451A8539062. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187451A8539062.en. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ↑ Randall, J.E., 1980. Two new Indo-Pacific labrid fishes of the genus Halichoeres, with notes on other species of the genus. Pac. Sci. 34(4):415-432.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Halichoeres argus". FishBase. August 2019 version.
