Halichoeres cosmetus

Summary

Halichoeres cosmetus, or the adorned wrasse, is a species of salt water wrasse the Indian Ocean from South Africa north to Yemen, including Socotra and east to western Thailand.[2]

Halichoeres cosmetus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Halichoeres
Species:
H. cosmetus
Binomial name
Halichoeres cosmetus
(Randall & M. M. Smith), 1982)

References edit

  1. ^ Choat, J.H. (2010). "Halichoeres cosmetus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T187467A8543201. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187467A8543201.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Halichoeres cosmetus" in FishBase. August 2019 version.

External links edit

  • Photos of Halichoeres cosmetus on Sealife Collection