Checkerboard Wrasse (species: Halichoeres hortulanus) in Lizard Island Field Guide (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Halichoeres hortulanus
Checkerboard Wrasse


©Andy Lewis: Checkerboard Wrasse at Lizard Island

©Simon Gingins: Halichoeres hortulanus at Lizard Island.

©Anne Hoggett: Halichoeres hortulanus at North Point, Lizard Island.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Labridae
Genus Halichoeres
Species Halichoeres hortulanus

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 27 cm (Length of specimen)

Depth range

  • Depth range data is not yet available.

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Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

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References

  • Bellwood, D.R. and P.C. Wainwright (2001). Locomotion in labrid fishes: implications for habitat use and cross-shelf biogeography on the Great Barrier Reef, Coral Reefs, 20: 139-150. LIRS catalog number 787.
  • Fulton, C.J. (2000). The relationship between swimming ability and habitat use in wrasses (Labridae), Honours thesis, James Cook University, Townsville. LIRS catalog number 619.
  • Fulton, C.J. and D.R. Bellwood (2002). Patterns of foraging in labrid fishes, Marine Ecology Progress Series, 226: 135-142. LIRS catalog number 725.
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