Description

Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 11.

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Eupercaria/misc

Family: Labridae

Genus: Halichoeres

Species: Halichoeres cosmetus Randall & Smith, 1982

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Common on shallow coral and rocky reefs (Ref. 9710). Found solitary or in small loose groups in mixed coral and rubble areas of lagoons and outer slopes 2-30 m deep (Ref. 90102).

Habitat

associated