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Genus Halichoeres Part 6

To: Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV, Part V, Part VII, Part VIII, Part IX

By Bob Fenner

  Halichoeres ornatissimus

Halichoeres nicholsi (Jordan & Gilbert 1882), the Spinster Wrasse. To 15 inches in length. Eastern Pacific; Mexico's Sea of Cortez to Panama and the Galapagos Islands.  http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.cfm?ID=13846&genusname=Halichoeres&speciesname=nicholsi Galapagos pic of a terminal phase individual.

Halichoeres nigrescens (Bloch & Schneider 1801), Bubblefin wrasse. 14 cm. Indo-West Pacific.  S. Leyte, P.I. 2013

Halichoeres ornatissimus (Garrett 1863) is (one of) the three " Christmas Wrasses" (2), aka the Ornate Wrasse to science. This can be a very hardy fish should you secure an initially healthy specimen. Unfortunately, way to many are doomed from the trauma of rough handling through the collection process. To six inches. Below: Juvenile and adult Hawai'i and Aquarium photos. Endemic to Johnston Atoll and Hawai'i, where it is best imported from.