Description

Easily identified by the mostly bright yellow body with white below (Ref. 48636).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Eupercaria/misc

Family: Labridae

Genus: Halichoeres

Species: Halichoeres leucoxanthus Randall & Smith, 1982

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Found along the reef edge, in sand and rubble areas (Ref. 9710, 48636) usually in small groups (Ref. 90102).

Habitat

associated