Halichoeres_argus

<i>Halichoeres argus</i>

Halichoeres argus

Species of fish

Halichoeres argus, or the Argus wrasse, is a species of salt water wrasse found in the Indo-West Pacific Ocean from Sri Lanka to Fiji and Tonga, then north to Taiwan, south to northern Australia.[2]

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Description

This species reaches a length of 12.0 cm (4.7 in).[3]

References

  1. [1]
    Choat, J.H. (2010). "Halichoeres argus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T187451A8539062. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187451A8539062.en. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  2. [2]
    Randall, J.E., 1980. Two new Indo-Pacific labrid fishes of the genus Halichoeres, with notes on other species of the genus. Pac. Sci. 34(4):415-432.
  3. [3]
    Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Halichoeres argus" in FishBase. August 2019 version.


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