Halichoeres argus

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]

Phylum:Chordata

Class:Actinopterygii

Order:Labriformes

Family:Labridae

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Halichoeres argus
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Labriformes
Family:	Labridae
Genus:	Halichoeres
Species:	H. argus
Binomial name
Halichoeres argus (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801)
Synonyms
Labrus argus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 Labrus guttatus Bloch, 1791 Labrus guttulatus Lacépède, 1801 Julis polyophthalmus Bleeker, 1853 Julis leparensis Bleeker, 1853 Halichoeres leparensis (Bleeker, 1853) Halichoeres fijiensis Herre, 1935

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