Halichoeres discolor

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Labriformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Eupercaria Ordo: Labriformes

Familia: Labridae
Genus: Halichoeres
Species: Halichoeres discolor

Name

Halichoeres discolor Bussing, 1983

Holotype: LACM 32260-23. Paratypes: [LACM 32254-31 (47), 32256-25 (10), 32260-24 (9); UCR 709-17 (1), 729-3 (2), 733-1 (2), 741-17 (3), 857-14 (3), 863-7 (9), 867-5 (3), 1154-3 (7), 1155-22 (12), 1156-12 ( 12); USNM 236417 (15)].

Type locality: Bahía Weston, Isla del Coco, Costa Rica, 5°33'21"N, 87°03'15"W, depth 12 meters.

References

• Bussing, W.A. 1983: A new tropical eastern Pacific labrid fish, Halichoeres discolor endemic to Isla del Coco, Costa Rica. Revista de Biologia Tropical, 31(1): 19–23.
• Parenti, P. & J.E. Randall 2000: An annotated checklist of the species of the Labroid fish families Labridae and Scaridae. Ichthyological Bulletin of the J. L. B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, 68: 1–97.
• Halichoeres discolor in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.

Vernacular names

English: Cocos Wrasse