Halichoeres inornatus

Halichoeres inornatus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Labriformes
Family:	Labridae
Genus:	Halichoeres
Species:	H. inornatus
Binomial name
	Halichoeres inornatus; (C. H. Gilbert, 1890)
Synonyms
	Pseudojulis inornatus C. H. Gilbert, 1890; Pseudojuloides inornatus (C. H. Gilbert, 1890); Sagittalarva inornatus (C. H. Gilbert, 1890); Halichoeres raisneri C. C. Baldwin & McCosker, 2001;

Halichoeres inornatus, the cape wrasse, is a species of wrasse native to the eastern Pacific Ocean from Baja California to Colombia, including Cocos Island, Malpelo Island, and the Galapagos. It is a deep-water species recorded as occurring down to about 150 m (490 ft). This species grows to 16.2 cm (6.4 in) in standard length. This species was previously treated as the only known member of the genus Sagittalarva.^[1]^[2]

References

^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Halichoeres inornatus". Fishbase. February 2022 version.
^ Victor, B.C., Alfaro, M.E. & Sorenson, L. (2013): Rediscovery of Sagittalarva inornata n. gen., n. comb. (Gilbert, 1890) (Perciformes: Labridae), a long-lost deepwater fish from the eastern Pacific Ocean: a case study of a forensic approach to taxonomy using DNA barcoding. Zootaxa, 3669 (4): 551–570.

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[1] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Halichoeres inornatus". Fishbase. February 2022 version.

[2] Victor, B.C., Alfaro, M.E. & Sorenson, L. (2013): Rediscovery of Sagittalarva inornata n. gen., n. comb. (Gilbert, 1890) (Perciformes: Labridae), a long-lost deepwater fish from the eastern Pacific Ocean: a case study of a forensic approach to taxonomy using DNA barcoding. Zootaxa, 3669 (4): 551–570.

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