Description

Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12 - 13; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 12. Head orange-yellow with greenish bands and a black spot behind eye; body brown, females with a red band on back (Ref. 4392).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Eupercaria/misc

Family: Labridae

Genus: Halichoeres

Species: Halichoeres iridis Randall & Smith, 1982

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Inhabits steep seaward reefs, in sand and rubble areas (Ref. 9710).

Habitat

associated