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Halichoeres Rüppell, 1835

AphiaID

158813 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:158813)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Labridae Cuvier, 1816

Synonymised names

Artisia de Beaufort, 1939 · unaccepted

Chaerojulis · unaccepted (misspelling)

Choerojulis Gill, 1862 · unaccepted (synonym)

Guentheria Bleeker, 1862 · unaccepted (synonym)

Guntheria · unaccepted (misspelling)

Halichöeres · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling

Halichoeris · unaccepted (misspelling)

Hemitautoga Bleeker, 1862 · unaccepted (synonym)

Iridio Jordan & Evermann, 1896 · unaccepted

Platyglossus Bleeker, 1862 · unaccepted

Pseudojulis Bleeker, 1862 · unaccepted

Direct children (148)

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Species Halichoeres adustus (Gilbert, 1890)
Species Halichoeres aestuaricola Bussing, 1972
Species Halichoeres argus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Species Halichoeres bathyphilus (Beebe & Tee-Van, 1932)
Species Halichoeres bicolor (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Species Halichoeres binotopsis (Bleeker, 1849)
Species Halichoeres biocellatus Schultz, 1960
Species Halichoeres bivittatus (Bloch, 1791)
Species Halichoeres bleekeri (Steindachner & Döderlein, 1887)
Species Halichoeres brasiliensis (Bloch, 1791)
Species Halichoeres brownfieldi (Whitley, 1945)
Species Halichoeres burekae Weaver & Rocha, 2007
Species Halichoeres caudalis (Poey, 1860)
Species Halichoeres chierchiae Di Caporiacco, 1948
Species Halichoeres chlorocephalus Kuiter & Randall, 1995
Species Halichoeres chloropterus (Bloch, 1791)
Species Halichoeres chrysotaenia (Bleeker, 1853)
Species Halichoeres chrysus Randall, 1981
Species Halichoeres claudia Randall & Rocha, 2009
Species Halichoeres cosmetus Randall & Smith, 1982
Species Halichoeres cyanocephalus (Bloch, 1791)
Species Halichoeres dimidiatus (Agassiz, 1831)
Species Halichoeres discolor Bussing, 1983
Species Halichoeres dispilus (Günther, 1864)
Species Halichoeres erdmanni Randall & Allen, 2010
Species Halichoeres garnoti (Valenciennes, 1839)
Species Halichoeres gurrobyi Victor, 2016
Species Halichoeres hartzfeldii (Bleeker, 1852)
Species Halichoeres hilomeni Randall & Allen, 2010
Species Halichoeres hortulanus (Lacepède, 1801)
Species Halichoeres inornatus (Gilbert, 1890)
Species Halichoeres insularis Allen & Robertson, 1992
Species Halichoeres iridis Randall & Smith, 1982
Species Halichoeres kallochroma (Bleeker, 1853)
Species Halichoeres kneri Bleeker, 1862
Species Halichoeres lapillus Smith, 1947
Species Halichoeres leptotaenia Randall & Earle, 1994
Species Halichoeres leucoxanthus Randall & Smith, 1982
Species Halichoeres leucurus (Walbaum, 1792)
Species Halichoeres maculipinna (Müller & Troschel, 1848)
Species Halichoeres malpelo Allen & Robertson, 1992
Species Halichoeres margaritaceus (Valenciennes, 1839)
Species Halichoeres marginatus Rüppell, 1835
Species Halichoeres melanochir Fowler & Bean, 1928
Species Halichoeres melanotis (Gilbert, 1890)
Species Halichoeres melanurus (Bleeker, 1851)
Species Halichoeres melas Randall & Earle, 1994
Species Halichoeres melasmapomus Randall, 1981
Species Halichoeres miniatus (Valenciennes, 1839)
Species Halichoeres nebulosus (Valenciennes, 1839)
Species Halichoeres nicholsi (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)
Species Halichoeres nigrescens (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Species Halichoeres notospilus (Günther, 1864)
Species Halichoeres orientalis Randall, 1999
Species Halichoeres ornatissimus (Garrett, 1863)
Species Halichoeres pallidus Kuiter & Randall, 1995
Species Halichoeres papilionaceus (Valenciennes, 1839)
Species Halichoeres pardaleocephalus (Bleeker, 1849)
Species Halichoeres pelicieri Randall & Smith, 1982
Species Halichoeres penrosei Starks, 1913
Species Halichoeres pictus (Poey, 1860)
Species Halichoeres podostigma (Bleeker, 1854)
Species Halichoeres poeyi (Steindachner, 1867)
Species Halichoeres prosopeion (Bleeker, 1853)
Species Halichoeres radiatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Halichoeres richmondi Fowler & Bean, 1928
Species Halichoeres rubricephalus Kuiter & Randall, 1995
Species Halichoeres rubrovirens Rocha, Pinheiro & Gasparini, 2010
Species Halichoeres salmofasciatus Allen & Robertson, 2002
Species Halichoeres sanchezi Victor, Frable & Ludt, 2024
Species Halichoeres sazimai Luiz, Ferreira & Rocha, 2009
Species Halichoeres scapularis (Bennett, 1832)
Species Halichoeres semicinctus (Ayres, 1859)
Species Halichoeres signifer Randall & Earle, 1994
Species Halichoeres socialis Randall & Lobel, 2003
Species Halichoeres solorensis (Bleeker, 1853)
Species Halichoeres stigmaticus Randall & Smith, 1982
Species Halichoeres tenuispinis (Günther, 1862)
Species Halichoeres timorensis (Bleeker, 1852)
Species Halichoeres trimaculatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
Species Halichoeres trispilus Randall & Smith, 1982
Species Halichoeres zeylonicus (Bennett, 1833)
Species Halichoeres zulu Randall & King, 2010
Species Halichoeres annulatus Fowler, 1904 accepted as Halichoeres miniatus (Valenciennes, 1839)
Species Halichoeres bicolour (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) accepted as Halichoeres bicolor (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (misspelling)
Species Halichoeres bimaculatus Rüppell, 1835 accepted as Halichoeres zeylonicus (Bennett, 1833)
Species Halichoeres bleekeri Günther, 1861 accepted as Halichoeres chloropterus (Bloch, 1791)
Species Halichoeres californicus Günther, 1861 accepted as Oxyjulis californica (Günther, 1861) (Basionym)
Species Halichoeres centiquadrus (Lacepède, 1801) accepted as Halichoeres hortulanus (Lacepède, 1801)
Species Halichoeres centriquadrus (Lacepède, 1801) accepted as Halichoeres hortulanus (Lacepède, 1801) (misspelling)
Species Halichoeres coeruleovittatus Rüppell, 1835 accepted as Halichoeres scapularis (Bennett, 1832) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Halichoeres cyanopleura (Bleeker, 1853) accepted as Leptojulis cyanopleura (Bleeker, 1853)
Species Halichoeres daedalma Jordan & Seale, 1906 accepted as Halichoeres margaritaceus (Valenciennes, 1839)
Species Halichoeres dianthus Smith, 1947 accepted as Halichoeres nigrescens (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Species Halichoeres dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1839) accepted as Halichoeres nigrescens (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Species Halichoeres eximius Rüppell, 1835 accepted as Halichoeres hortulanus (Lacepède, 1801) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Halichoeres fasciatus (Bloch, 1792) accepted as Hemigymnus fasciatus (Bloch, 1792)
Species Halichoeres fijiensis Herre, 1935 accepted as Halichoeres argus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Species Halichoeres girardi (Bleeker, 1858) accepted as Halichoeres zeylonicus (Bennett, 1833)
Species Halichoeres gymnocephalus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) accepted as Halichoeres chloropterus (Bloch, 1791)
Species Halichoeres hardzfeldi (Bleeker, 1852) accepted as Halichoeres hartzfeldii (Bleeker, 1852) (misspelling)
Species Halichoeres hartzfeldi (Bleeker, 1852) accepted as Halichoeres hartzfeldii (Bleeker, 1852) (misspelling)
Species Halichoeres hoeveni (Bleeker, 1851) accepted as Halichoeres melanurus (Bleeker, 1851) (misspelling)
Species Halichoeres hoevenii (Bleeker, 1851) accepted as Halichoeres melanurus (Bleeker, 1851)
Species Halichoeres horsfieldi (Valenciennes, 1839) accepted as Labracinus cyclophthalmus (Müller & Troschel, 1849)
Species Halichoeres hortulans (Lacepède, 1801) accepted as Halichoeres hortulanus (Lacepède, 1801) (misspelling)
Species Halichoeres hyrtli (Bleeker, 1856) accepted as Halichoeres bicolor (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Species Halichoeres hyrtlii (Bleeker, 1856) accepted as Halichoeres bicolor (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Species Halichoeres ianthinus Fourmanoir, 1955 accepted as Halichoeres marginatus Rüppell, 1835
Species Halichoeres irideus Starks, 1913 accepted as Halichoeres brasiliensis (Bloch, 1791)
Species Halichoeres kawarin (Bleeker, 1852) accepted as Halichoeres timorensis (Bleeker, 1852)
Species Halichoeres lamarii (Valenciennes, 1839) accepted as Halichoeres marginatus Rüppell, 1835
Species Halichoeres leparensis (Bleeker, 1853) accepted as Halichoeres argus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Species Halichoeres leucostigma Fowler & Bean, 1928 accepted as Halichoeres nigrescens (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Species Halichoeres macleayi Jordan & Seale, 1906 accepted as Xenojulis margaritacea (MacLeay, 1883)
Species Halichoeres maculipinnis (Müller & Troschel, 1848) accepted as Halichoeres maculipinna (Müller & Troschel, 1848) (misspelling)
Species Halichoeres margariaceus (Valenciennes, 1839) accepted as Halichoeres margaritaceus (Valenciennes, 1839) (misspelling)
Species Halichoeres margaritaceous (Valenciennes, 1839) accepted as Halichoeres margaritaceus (Valenciennes, 1839) (misspelling)
Species Halichoeres melapterus (Bloch, 1791) accepted as Hemigymnus melapterus (Bloch, 1791)
Species Halichoeres modestus (Bleeker, 1847) accepted as Halichoeres chloropterus (Bloch, 1791)
Species Halichoeres multicolor Rüppell, 1835 accepted as Coris caudimacula (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
Species Halichoeres nafae Tanaka, 1908 accepted as Halichoeres margaritaceus (Valenciennes, 1839) (synonym)
Species Halichoeres nebulosa (Valenciennes, 1839) accepted as Halichoeres nebulosus (Valenciennes, 1839) (misspelling)
Species Halichoeres nigriscens (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) accepted as Halichoeres nigrescens (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (misspelling)
Species Halichoeres nigropunctatus Seale, 1901 accepted as Macropharyngodon meleagris (Valenciennes, 1839)
Species Halichoeres notophthalmus (Bleeker, 1856) accepted as Halichoeres hortulanus (Lacepède, 1801) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, Also secondary homonym when placed in genus Halichoeres.)
Species Halichoeres notopsis (Valenciennes, 1839) accepted as Halichoeres marginatus Rüppell, 1835
Species Halichoeres poecilopterus (Richardson, 1846) accepted as Parajulis poecilepterus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845)
Species Halichoeres poecilopterus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845) accepted as Parajulis poecilepterus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845) (misspelling)
Species Halichoeres prosopein (Bleeker, 1853) accepted as Halichoeres prosopeion (Bleeker, 1853) (misspelling)
Species Halichoeres purpurascens (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) accepted as Halichoeres leucurus (Walbaum, 1792) (misspelling)
Species Halichoeres purpurescens (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) accepted as Halichoeres leucurus (Walbaum, 1792)
Species Halichoeres raisneri Baldwin & McCosker, 2001 accepted as Halichoeres inornatus (Gilbert, 1890)
Species Halichoeres reichei (Bleeker, 1857) accepted as Halichoeres nebulosus (Valenciennes, 1839)
Species Halichoeres scalpularis (Bennett, 1832) accepted as Halichoeres scapularis (Bennett, 1832) (misspelling)
Species Halichoeres schwartzii (Bleeker, 1847) accepted as Halichoeres papilionaceus (Valenciennes, 1839) (misspelling)
Species Halichoeres sebae Kner, 1860 accepted as Stethojulis trilineata (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Species Halichoeres sellifer Gilbert, 1890 accepted as Halichoeres nicholsi (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)
Species Halichoeres sexfasciatus Rüppell, 1835 accepted as Hemigymnus sexfasciatus (Rüppell, 1835) (synonym)
Species Halichoeres tenuispinnis Günther, 1862 accepted as Halichoeres tenuispinis (Günther, 1862) (misspelling)
Species Halichoeres tremebundus Jordan & Snyder, 1902 accepted as Halichoeres bleekeri (Steindachner & Döderlein, 1887)
Species Halichoeres trilineata (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) accepted as Stethojulis trilineata (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Species Halichoeres variegatus Rüppell, 1835 accepted as Coris variegata (Rüppell, 1835)
Species Halichoeres virescens Fourmanoir & Guézé, 1961 accepted as Halichoeres marginatus Rüppell, 1835
Species Halichoeres vroliki (Bleeker, 1855) accepted as Halichoeres chrysotaenia (Bleeker, 1853) (misspelling)
Species Halichoeres vrolikii (Bleeker, 1855) accepted as Halichoeres chrysotaenia (Bleeker, 1853)
Species Halichoeres xanti (Károli, 1882) accepted as Halichoeres bicolor (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Species Halichoeres zeylanicus (Bennett, 1833) accepted as Halichoeres zeylonicus (Bennett, 1833) (misspelling)

Environment

marine, brackish, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Rüppell, W.P.E.S. (1835-38). Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Fische des Rothen Meeres. Frankfurt-am-Main. 1-148, Pls. 1-33. [Part 1 (1835):1-28, Pls. 1-7.]
page(s): (10) 14 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Halichoeres Rüppell, 1835. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158813 on 2024-11-09

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2005-05-27 07:39:43Z

created

Cuvelier, Daphne

2013-01-04 15:09:25Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

2014-11-21 13:09:37Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

2014-12-02 12:48:54Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

Licensing

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original description Rüppell, W.P.E.S. (1835-38). Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Fische des Rothen Meeres. Frankfurt-am-Main. 1-148, Pls. 1-33. [Part 1 (1835):1-28, Pls. 1-7.]
page(s): (10) 14 [details]

taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2024). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2024., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]

additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2024). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]