Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Checkerboard Wrasse
Checkerboard Wrasse
Scientific Name: Halichoeres hortulanus
Family: Labridae
Category: Wrasses
Also known as: Fourspot Wrasse
Size: 5 to 10 in. (12 to 25 cm)  
Depth: 10-130 ft. (3-40 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Red Sea, Great Barrier Reef, French Polynesia

Fish
Parrotfishes & Wrasses
Wrasses

Checkerboard Wrasse

Richmond's Wrasse

Pinstriped Wrasse (Terminal Phase)

Pinstriped Wrasse (Initial Phase)

Red-Lined Wrasse (Terminal Phase)

Red-Lined Wrasse (Initial Phase)

Ornate Wrasse

Nebulous Wrasse (Initial Phase)

Twotone Wrasse

Twotone Wrasse (Juvenile)

Zigzag Wrasse (Initial Phase)

Yellowcheek Wrasse

Pastel Ringwrasse (Juvenile)

Canary Wrasse (Juvenile)

Rainbow Wrasse

Clown wrasse

Slippery Dick (Juvenile)

Slippery Dick (Initial Phase)

Slippery Dick (Terminal Phase)

Chameleon Wrasse (Terminal Phase)

Chameleon Wrasse (Initial Phase)

Yellowtail Coris (Initial Phase)

Yellowtail Coris (Terminal Phase)

Yellowtail Coris (Juvenile)

Batu coris

Batu coris (Juvenile)

Yellowstripe Coris (Female)

Elegant coris

Slingjaw Wrasse

Latent Slingjaw Wrasse

Barred Thicklip

Blackeye Thicklip

Harlequin Tuskfish

Harlequin Tuskfish (juvenile)

Blacksaddle Tuskfish

Anchor Tuskfish

Leopard Wrasse (Initial Phase)

Shortnose Wrasse

Whitespotted Wrasse

Yellowtail Wrasse

New Guinea Wrasse (Initial Phase)

New Guinea Wrasse (Juvenile)

Saddle Wrasse

Moon Wrasse

Ladder Wrasse

Yellow-Brown Wrasse (Initial Phase)

Yellow-Brown Wrasse (Terminal Phase)

Surge Wrasse

Sixbar Wrasse

Blackbar Wrasse

Sunset Wrasse (Terminal Phase)

Cortez Rainbow Wrasse (Juvenile)

Cortez Rainbow Wrasse (Terminal Phase)

Belted Wrasse

Ringtail Wrasse (Initial Phase)

Ringtail Wrasse (Terminal Phase)

Twospot Wrasse

Twospot Wrasse (variation)

Cheeklined Wrasse

Cheeklined Wrasse (Red Variation)

Celebes Wrasse

Dotted Wrasse (Initial Phase)

Dotted Wrasse (Terminal Phase)

Lubbock's Wrasse

Bluesided Fairy Wrasse

Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse (Terminal Phase)

Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse (Juvenile)

Bicolor Cleaner Wrasse

Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse

Bluehead (Initial Phase)

Bluehead (Terminal Phase)

Smalltail Wrasse (Terminal Phase)

Smalltail Wrasse (Initial Phase)

Disappearing Wrasse

Fourstripe Wrasse

Sixstripe Wrasse

Eightstripe Wrasse

Midget Wrasse

Cockerel Wrasse

Cryptic Wrasse

Chiseltooth Wrasse

Redshoulder Wrasse (Initial Phase)

Hogfish (Initial Phase)

Hogfish (Terminal Phase)

Spanish Hogfish (Initial Phase)

Spanish Hogfish

Spotfin Hogfish

Hawaiian Hogfish

Diana's Hogfish

Axilspot Hogfish

Axilspot Hogfish (Juvenile)

Blackbelt Hogfish

Blackbelt Hogfish (Juvenile)

Blackfin Hogfish

Lyretail Hogfish

Mexican Hogfish (Initial Phase)

Mexican Hogfish (Intermediate Phase)

Mexican Hogfish (Terminal Phase)

Cigar Wrasse

Rockmover Wrasse (Terminal Phase)

Rockmover Wrasse (Juvenile)

Green Razorfish (Male)

Green Razorfish (Female)

Rosy Razorfish (Male)

Rosy Razorfish (Female)

Pearly Razorfish (Juvenile)

Fivefinger Razorfish (Initial Phase)

Fivefinger Razorfish (Terminal Phase)

Peacock Razorfish (Terminal Phase)

Peacock Razorfish (Initial Phase)

Peacock Razorfish (Juvenile)

Finspot razorfish

Whitepatch Razorfish (Terminal Phase)

Whitepatch Razorfish (Initial Phase)

Humphead Wrasse

Tripletail Wrasse

Redbreasted Wrasse

Snooty Wrasse

Pacific Bird Wrasse (Initial Phase)

Pacific Bird Wrasse (Terminal Phase)

Creole Wrasse

Yellowhead Wrasse (Juvenile)

Yellowhead Wrasse (Initial Phase)

Yellowhead Wrasse (Terminal Phase)

Puddingwife (Juvenile)

Puddingwife (Initial Phase)

Puddingwife (Terminal Phase)

Goldstripe Wrasse

Parrotfishes

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