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Updated 2/27/2024

Family Labridae

INDO-PACIFIC

Halichoeres hortulanus
 

Palau

  
 

Taha'a, Society Islands

Palau


Paradise Taveuni, Fiji, 15 feet
   

CHECKERED WRASSE

Common on sandy reefs at any depth.  Juveniles have white spots at base of caudal fin.  Attains 13 inches.  Red Sea to French Polynesia, excluding Hawai'i.