Halichoeres argus

Halichoeres argus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Labriformes
Family:	Labridae
Genus:	Halichoeres
Species:	H. argus
Binomial name
Halichoeres argus (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801)
Synonyms
Labrus argusBloch & Schneider, 1801 Labrus guttatusBloch, 1791 Labrus guttulatus Lacépède, 1801 Julis polyophthalmus Bleeker, 1853 Julis leparensisBleeker, 1853 Halichoeres leparensis(Bleeker, 1853) Halichoeres fijiensis Herre, 1935

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

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Halichoeres argus". FishBase . August 2019 version.