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 !
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(Halichoeres melanurus)
(Halichoeres melanurus)

Canary wrasse
(Halichoeres chrysus)
(Halichoeres chrysus)

Checkerboard wrasse
(Halichoeres hortulanus)
(Halichoeres hortulanus)

Zigzag wrasse
(Halichoeres scapularis)
(Halichoeres scapularis)
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Jansen's wrasse
(Thalassoma jansenii)
(Thalassoma jansenii)

Fourline wrasse
(Larabicus quadrilineatus)
(Larabicus quadrilineatus)

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(Semicossyphus pulcher)
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(Cheilio inermis)
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(Bodianus diplotaenia)
(Bodianus diplotaenia)

Bluescaled wrasse
(Cirrhilabrus cyanopleura)
(Cirrhilabrus cyanopleura)

Bird mouth wrasse
(Gomphosus varius)
(Gomphosus varius)

Floral wrasse
(Cheilinus chlorourus)
(Cheilinus chlorourus)
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