Halichoeres inornatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Halichoeres
Species:
H. inornatus
Binomial name
Halichoeres inornatus
Synonyms
  • Pseudojulis inornatus C. H. Gilbert, 1890
  • Pseudojuloides inornatus (C. H. Gilbert, 1890)
  • Sagittalarva inornatus (C. H. Gilbert, 1890)
  • Halichoeres raisneri C. C. Baldwin & McCosker, 2001

Halichoeres inornatus, the cape wrasse, is a species of wrasse native to the eastern Pacific Ocean from Baja California to Colombia, including Cocos Island, Malpelo Island, and the Galapagos. It is a deep-water species recorded as occurring down to about 150 m (490 ft). This species grows to 16.2 cm (6.4 in) in standard length. This species was previously treated as the only known member of the genus Sagittalarva.[1][2]

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