WoRMS taxon details
Halichoeres hortulanus (Lacepède, 1801)
218985 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:218985)
accepted
Species
Halichoeres centiquadrus (Lacepède, 1801) · unaccepted
Halichoeres centriquadrus (Lacepède, 1801) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Halichoeres eximius Rüppell, 1835 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Halichoeres hortulans (Lacepède, 1801) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Halichoeres hortulanus centiquadrus (Lacepède, 1801) · unaccepted
Halichoeres hortulanus centriquadrus (Lacepède, 1801) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Halichoeres notophthalmus (Bleeker, 1856) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (Also secondary homonym when...)
Also secondary homonym when placed in genus Halichoeres.
Hemitautoga centiquadrus (Lacepède, 1801) · unaccepted
Labrus centiquadrus Lacepède, 1801 · unaccepted
Labrus hortulanus Lacepède, 1801 · unaccepted
Tautoga notophthalmus Bleeker, 1856 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (Also secondary homonym when...)
Also secondary homonym when placed in genus Halichoeres.
- Subspecies Halichoeres hortulanus centiquadrus (Lacepède, 1801) accepted as Halichoeres hortulanus (Lacepède, 1801)
- Subspecies Halichoeres hortulanus centriquadrus (Lacepède, 1801) accepted as Halichoeres hortulanus (Lacepède, 1801) (misspelling)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Labrus hortulanus Lacepède, 1801) Lacepède, B.G.E. (1801). Histoire naturelle des poissons. 3: i-lxvi + 1-558, Pls. 1-34.
page(s): 449, 518, Pl. 29 (fig. 2) [details]
page(s): 449, 518, Pl. 29 (fig. 2) [details]
Description Inhabits sand patches of lagoon and seaward reefs at depths of 1 to at least 30 m (Ref. 1602). Feeds mainly on hard-shelled...
Description Inhabits sand patches of lagoon and seaward reefs at depths of 1 to at least 30 m (Ref. 1602). Feeds mainly on hard-shelled prey, including molluscs, crustaceans and sea urchins (9823). [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Halichoeres hortulanus (Lacepède, 1801). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218985 on 2025-04-19
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Labrus centiquadrus Lacepède, 1801) Lacepède, B.G.E. (1801). Histoire naturelle des poissons. 3: i-lxvi + 1-558, Pls. 1-34.
page(s): 437, 493, 499 [details]
original description (of Labrus hortulanus Lacepède, 1801) Lacepède, B.G.E. (1801). Histoire naturelle des poissons. 3: i-lxvi + 1-558, Pls. 1-34.
page(s): 449, 518, Pl. 29 (fig. 2) [details]
original description (of Tautoga notophthalmus Bleeker, 1856) Bleeker, P. (1856). Beschrijvingen van nieuwe of weinig bekende vischsoorten van Manado en Makassar, grootendeels verzameld op eene reis naar den Molukschen Archipel in het gevolg van den Gouverneur Generaal Duymaer van Twist. <em>Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae.</em> v. 1 (6): 1-80. [details]
original description (of Halichoeres eximius Rüppell, 1835) Rüppell, W. P. E. S. (1835-1838). Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig Fische des Rothen Meeres. <em>Siegmund Schmerber, Frankfurt am Main.</em> i-ii + 1-148, Pls. 1-33. [1835:1-28, Pls. 1-7; 1836:29-52, Pls. 8-14; 1837:53-80, Pls. 15-21; 1838:81-148, Pls. 22-33.]. [For dates see Sawyer 1952 [ref. 13582].]. [details]
basis of record Smith, J.L.B. (1956). The fishes of Aldabra. Part VI. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist 12 (9): 817-829 [details]
page(s): 437, 493, 499 [details]
original description (of Labrus hortulanus Lacepède, 1801) Lacepède, B.G.E. (1801). Histoire naturelle des poissons. 3: i-lxvi + 1-558, Pls. 1-34.
page(s): 449, 518, Pl. 29 (fig. 2) [details]
original description (of Tautoga notophthalmus Bleeker, 1856) Bleeker, P. (1856). Beschrijvingen van nieuwe of weinig bekende vischsoorten van Manado en Makassar, grootendeels verzameld op eene reis naar den Molukschen Archipel in het gevolg van den Gouverneur Generaal Duymaer van Twist. <em>Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae.</em> v. 1 (6): 1-80. [details]
original description (of Halichoeres eximius Rüppell, 1835) Rüppell, W. P. E. S. (1835-1838). Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig Fische des Rothen Meeres. <em>Siegmund Schmerber, Frankfurt am Main.</em> i-ii + 1-148, Pls. 1-33. [1835:1-28, Pls. 1-7; 1836:29-52, Pls. 8-14; 1837:53-80, Pls. 15-21; 1838:81-148, Pls. 22-33.]. [For dates see Sawyer 1952 [ref. 13582].]. [details]
basis of record Smith, J.L.B. (1956). The fishes of Aldabra. Part VI. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist 12 (9): 817-829 [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
additional source
Randall, J. E. (1992). Red Sea Reef Fishes. <em>Immel Publishing.</em> [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Inhabits sand patches of lagoon and seaward reefs at depths of 1 to at least 30 m (Ref. 1602). Feeds mainly on hard-shelled prey, including molluscs, crustaceans and sea urchins (9823). [details]
To Barcode of Life (191 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Halichoeres hortulanus centiquadrus (Lacepède, 1801))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Halichoeres centiquadrus (Lacepède, 1801))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Labrus centiquadrus Lacepède, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Labrus hortulanus Lacepède, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Halichoeres notophthalmus (Bleeker, 1856))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Halichoeres centriquadrus (Lacepède, 1801))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Labrus hortulanus Lacepède, 1801)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Checkerboard Wrasse)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Checkerboard Wrasse)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Checkerboard Wrasse)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Checkerboard Wrasse)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Checkerboard Wrasse)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Checkerboard Wrasse)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Halichoeres hortulanus)
To FishBase (from synonym Halichoeres centiquadrus (Lacepède, 1801))
To FishBase (from synonym Labrus hortulanus Lacepède, 1801)
To FishBase (from synonym Halichoeres hortulans (Lacepède, 1801))
To FishBase (from synonym Halichoeres hortulanus centriquadrus (Lacepède, 1801))
To FishBase (from synonym Hemitautoga centiquadrus (Lacepède, 1801))
To FishBase (from synonym Labrus centiquadrus Lacepède, 1801)
To FishBase (from synonym Halichoeres hortulanus centiquadrus (Lacepède, 1801))
To FishBase (from synonym Halichoeres centriquadrus (Lacepède, 1801))
To FishBase
To FishBase images (Halichoeres hortulanus, Marshall Is., by Randall, J.E.)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (449 nucleotides; 216 proteins)
To GenBank (449 nucleotides; 216 proteins) (from synonym Labrus hortulanus Lacepède, 1801)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Halichoeres hortulanus FIN029812 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Halichoeres hortulanus FIN029814 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Halichoeres hortulanus centiquadrus (Lacepède, 1801))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Halichoeres centiquadrus (Lacepède, 1801))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Labrus centiquadrus Lacepède, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Labrus hortulanus Lacepède, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Halichoeres notophthalmus (Bleeker, 1856))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Halichoeres centriquadrus (Lacepède, 1801))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Labrus hortulanus Lacepède, 1801)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Checkerboard Wrasse)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Checkerboard Wrasse)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Checkerboard Wrasse)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Checkerboard Wrasse)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Checkerboard Wrasse)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Checkerboard Wrasse)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Halichoeres hortulanus)
To FishBase (from synonym Halichoeres centiquadrus (Lacepède, 1801))
To FishBase (from synonym Labrus hortulanus Lacepède, 1801)
To FishBase (from synonym Halichoeres hortulans (Lacepède, 1801))
To FishBase (from synonym Halichoeres hortulanus centriquadrus (Lacepède, 1801))
To FishBase (from synonym Hemitautoga centiquadrus (Lacepède, 1801))
To FishBase (from synonym Labrus centiquadrus Lacepède, 1801)
To FishBase (from synonym Halichoeres hortulanus centiquadrus (Lacepède, 1801))
To FishBase (from synonym Halichoeres centriquadrus (Lacepède, 1801))
To FishBase
To FishBase images (Halichoeres hortulanus, Marshall Is., by Randall, J.E.)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (449 nucleotides; 216 proteins)
To GenBank (449 nucleotides; 216 proteins) (from synonym Labrus hortulanus Lacepède, 1801)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Halichoeres hortulanus FIN029812 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Halichoeres hortulanus FIN029814 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
