Sealife guideThe yellowhead wrasseHalichoeres garnoti
Last updated on 04/20/2024 at 12:20 AM
Taxonomy
English names
Yellowhead wrasse
French namesLabre à tête jaune
Scientific nameHalichoeres garnoti (Valenciennes, 1839)
FamilyLabridae
OrderPerciformes
ClassActinopterygii
Did you know ?
The yellowhead wrasse is listed as many other marine species within The IUCN Red List of threatened species. The yellowhead wrasse appears in the IUCN Red List since 2010 within the category Least Concern !
The yellowhead wrasse (Halichoeres garnoti)
The yellowhead wrasse (Halichoeres garnoti)
Within the same genus
Canary wrasseHalichoeres chrysus
Checkerboard wrasseHalichoeres hortulanus
Tail-spot wrasseHalichoeres melanurus
Zigzag wrasseHalichoeres scapularis
Within the same family
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Bluelined wrasseStethojulis albovittata
Bluescaled wrasseCirrhilabrus cyanopleura
Bluespotted wrasseAnampses caeruleopunctatus
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Lyretail hogfishBodianus anthioides
Mediterranean rainbow wrasseCoris julis
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