Halichoeres chrysotaenia

Halichoeres chrysotaenia, common name Indian Ocean pinstriped wrasse, is a wrasse native to the Indo-West Pacific. It inhabits waters off rocky shorelines but seems to avoid areas of rich coral growth.[2]

Halichoeres chrysotaenia

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Halichoeres
Species:
H. chrysotaenia
Binomial name
Halichoeres chrysotaenia
(Bleeker, 1853)
Synonyms[2]
  • Julis chrysotaenia Bleeker, 1853
  • Julis vrolikii Bleeker, 1855
  • Halichoeres vrolikii (Bleeker, 1855)

References
  1. Choat, J.H. (2010). "Halichoeres vrolikii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T187473A8544399. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187473A8544399.en. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Halichoeres chrysotaenia" in FishBase. August 2019 version.


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