Labridae

checkerboard wrasse

Halichoeres hortulanus

Twenty Seven Centimeters Wrasse from the Red Sea

• Tropical
• Transcontinental
• Marine fish
• Indian Ocean
• Pacific Ocean
• Africa
• East Asia
• Fusiform
• Compressed cross-section
• Medium
• Tropical fish

checkerboard wrasse is a marine fish found around Indo-Pacific. It inhabits marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 27 cm.