# Halichoeres

Halichoeres are a genus of wrasses found in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans.

## Species

There are currently 80 recognized species in this genus:
* Halichoeres adustus (C. H. Gilbert, 1890) (Black wrasse)
* Halichoeres aestuaricola W. A. Bussing, 1972 (Mangrove wrasse)
* Halichoeres argus (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801) (Argus wrasse)
* Halichoeres bathyphilus (Beebe & Tee-Van, 1932) (Green-band wrasse)
* Halichoeres bicolor (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801) (Pearly-spotted wrasse)
* Halichoeres binotopsis (Bleeker, 1849) (Saowisata wrasse)
* Halichoeres biocellatus L. P. Schultz, 1960 (Red-lined wrasse)
* Halichoeres bivittatus (Bloch, 1791) (Slippery dick)
* Halichoeres bleekeri (Steindachner & Döderlein (de), 1887)
* Halichoeres brasiliensis (Bloch, 1791) (Brazilian wrasse)
* Halichoeres brownfieldi (Whitley, 1945) (Brownfield's wrasse)
* Halichoeres burekae Weaver & L. A. Rocha, 2007 (Mardi Gras wrasse)
* Halichoeres caudalis (Poey, 1860) (Painted wrasse)
* Halichoeres chierchiae di Caporiacco, 1948 (Wounded wrasse)
* Halichoeres chlorocephalus Kuiter & J. E. Randall, 1995 (Green-head wrasse)
* Halichoeres chloropterus (Bloch, 1791) (Pastel-green wrasse)
* Halichoeres chrysotaenia (Bleeker, 1853) (Indian Ocean pinstriped wrasse)
* Halichoeres chrysus J. E. Randall, 1981 (Canary wrasse)
* Halichoeres claudia J. E. Randall & L. A. Rocha, 2009 (Claudia's wrasse)
* Halichoeres cosmetus J. E. Randall & M. M. Smith, 1982 (Adorned wrasse)
* Halichoeres cyanocephalus (Bloch, 1791) (Yellow-cheek wrasse)
* Halichoeres dimidiatus (Agassiz, 1831)
* Halichoeres discolor W. A. Bussing, 1983 (Cocos wrasse)
* Halichoeres dispilus (Günther, 1864) (Chameleon wrasse)
* Halichoeres erdmanni J. E. Randall & G. R. Allen, 2010 (Erdmann's wrasse)
* Halichoeres garnoti (Valenciennes, 1839) (Yellow-head wrasse)
* Halichoeres gurrobyi Victor, 2016 (Black-saddle wrasse)
* Halichoeres hartzfeldii (Bleeker, 1852) (Hartzfeld's wrasse)
* Halichoeres hilomeni J. E. Randall & G. R. Allen, 2010 (Hilomen's wrasse)
* Halichoeres hortulanus (Lacépède, 1801) (Checker-board wrasse)
* Halichoeres insularis G. R. Allen & D. R. Robertson, 1992 (Socorro wrasse)
* Halichoeres iridis J. E. Randall & M. M. Smith, 1982
* Halichoeres kallochroma (Bleeker, 1853) (Pink-snout wrasse)
* Halichoeres lapillus J. L. B. Smith, 1947 (Jewelled wrasse)
* Halichoeres leptotaenia J. E. Randall & Earle, 1994
* Halichoeres leucoxanthus J. E. Randall & M. M. Smith, 1982 (Canary-top wrasse)
* Halichoeres leucurus (Walbaum, 1792) (Grey-head wrasse)
* Halichoeres maculipinna (J. P. Müller & Troschel, 1848) (Clown wrasse)
* Halichoeres malpelo G. R. Allen & D. R. Robertson, 1992 (Malpelo wrasse)
* Halichoeres margaritaceus (Valenciennes, 1839) (Pink-belly wrasse)
* Halichoeres marginatus Rüppell, 1835 (Dusky wrasse)
* Halichoeres melanochir Fowler & B. A. Bean, 1928 (Orange-fin wrasse)
* Halichoeres melanotis (C. H. Gilbert, 1890) (Golden wrasse)
* Halichoeres melanurus (Bleeker, 1851) (Tail-spot wrasse)
* Halichoeres melas J. E. Randall & Earle, 1994
* Halichoeres melasmapomus J. E. Randall, 1981 (Cheek-spot wrasse)
* Halichoeres miniatus (Valenciennes, 1839) (Circle-cheek wrasse)
* Halichoeres nebulosus (Valenciennes, 1839) (Nebulous wrasse)
* Halichoeres nicholsi (D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882) (Spinster wrasse)
* Halichoeres nigrescens (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801) (Bubble-fin wrasse)
* Halichoeres notospilus (Günther, 1864) (Banded wrasse)
* Halichoeres orientalis J. E. Randall, 1999
* Halichoeres ornatissimus (A. Garrett, 1863) (Ornamented wrasse)
* Halichoeres pallidus Kuiter & J. E. Randall, 1995 (Pale wrasse)
* Halichoeres papilionaceus (Valenciennes, 1839) (Weed wrasse)
* Halichoeres pardaleocephalus (Bleeker, 1849) (Line-blotch wrasse)
* Halichoeres pelicieri J. E. Randall & M. M. Smith, 1982
* Halichoeres penrosei Starks, 1913
* Halichoeres pictus (Poey, 1860) (Rainbow wrasse)
* Halichoeres podostigma (Bleeker, 1854) (Axil-spot wrasse)
* Halichoeres poeyi (Steindachner, 1867) (Black-ear wrasse)
* Halichoeres prosopeion (Bleeker, 1853) (Two-tone wrasse)
* Halichoeres radiatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Pudding-wife wrasse)
* Halichoeres richmondi Fowler & B. A. Bean, 1928 (Richmond's wrasse)
* Halichoeres rubricephalus Kuiter & J. E. Randall, 1995 (Red-head wrasse)
* Halichoeres rubrovirens L. A. Rocha, Pinheiro & Gasparini, 2010
* Halichoeres salmofasciatus G. R. Allen & D. R. Robertson, 2002 (Red-striped wrasse)
* Halichoeres sanchezi B. C. Victor, B. W. Frable & W. B. Ludt, 2024 (Tailspot wrasse)
* Halichoeres sazimai O. J. Luiz, C. E. L. Ferreira & L. A. Rocha, 2009
* Halichoeres scapularis (E. T. Bennett, 1832) (Zigzag wrasse)
* Halichoeres semicinctus (Ayres, 1859) (Rock wrasse)
* Halichoeres signifer J. E. Randall & Earle, 1994
* Halichoeres socialis J. E. Randall & Lobel, 2003
* Halichoeres solorensis (Bleeker, 1853) (Green wrasse)
* Halichoeres stigmaticus J. E. Randall & M. M. Smith, 1982 (U-spot wrasse)
* Halichoeres tenuispinis (Günther, 1862)
* Halichoeres timorensis (Bleeker, 1852) (Timor wrasse)
* Halichoeres trimaculatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834) (Three-spot wrasse)
* Halichoeres trispilus J. E. Randall & M. M. Smith, 1982 (Triple-spot wrasse)
* Halichoeres zeylonicus (E. T. Bennett, 1833) (Gold-stripe wrasse)
* Halichoeres zulu J. E. Randall & D. R. King, 2010 (KwaZulu-Natal wrasse)