Description

Juvenile similar to H. marginatus and is distinguished from that by the orange ventral fin which it has throughout life (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 melanochir Fowler & Bean, 1928

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Inhabits coral reefs or shallow rocky areas (Ref. 559) in groups, pairs or solitary (Ref. 90102).

Habitat

associated