Sealife guideThe yellowhead wrasseHalichoeres garnoti

Taxonomy
  • Common name: Yellowhead wrasse
  • French name: Labre à tête jaune
  • Scientific name: Halichoeres garnoti (Valenciennes, 1839)
  • Family name: Labridae
  • Order name: Perciformes
  • Class name: Actinopterygii
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 !
Within the same genus
Tail-spot wrasse (Halichoeres melanurus)
Tail-spot wrasse
(Halichoeres melanurus)
Canary wrasse (Halichoeres chrysus)
Canary wrasse
(Halichoeres chrysus)
Checkerboard wrasse (Halichoeres hortulanus)
Checkerboard wrasse
(Halichoeres hortulanus)
Zigzag wrasse (Halichoeres scapularis)
Zigzag wrasse
(Halichoeres scapularis)
Within the same family
Jansen's wrasse (Thalassoma jansenii)
Jansen's wrasse
(Thalassoma jansenii)
Fourline wrasse (Larabicus quadrilineatus)
Fourline wrasse
(Larabicus quadrilineatus)
California sheephead (Semicossyphus pulcher)
California sheephead
(Semicossyphus pulcher)
Cigar wrasse (Cheilio inermis)
Cigar wrasse
(Cheilio inermis)
Mexican hogfish (Bodianus diplotaenia)
Mexican hogfish
(Bodianus diplotaenia)
Bluescaled wrasse (Cirrhilabrus cyanopleura)
Bluescaled wrasse
(Cirrhilabrus cyanopleura)
Bird mouth wrasse (Gomphosus varius)
Bird mouth wrasse
(Gomphosus varius)
Floral wrasse (Cheilinus chlorourus)
Floral wrasse
(Cheilinus chlorourus)
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Princess damselfish (Pomacentrus vaiuli)
Princess damselfish
(Pomacentrus vaiuli)
Undulated moray (Gymnothorax undulatus)
Undulated moray
(Gymnothorax undulatus)
Sailfin tang (Zebrasoma velifer)
Sailfin tang
(Zebrasoma velifer)
Blackblotch lizardfish (Synodus jaculum)
Blackblotch lizardfish
(Synodus jaculum)
Panda butterflyfish (Chaetodon adiergastos)
Panda butterflyfish
(Chaetodon adiergastos)
Striped remora (Echeneis naucrates)
Striped remora
(Echeneis naucrates)
Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus)
Bigeye tuna
(Thunnus obesus)
Darkfin hind (Cephalopholis urodeta)
Darkfin hind
(Cephalopholis urodeta)

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