''Halichoeres argus'', or the Argus wrasse, is a species of salt water

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found in the Indo-West Pacific Ocean from Sri Lanka to

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and

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, then north to Taiwan, south to northern Australia.Randall, J.E., 1980. Two new Indo-Pacific labrid fishes of the genus Halichoeres, with notes on other species of the genus. Pac. Sci. 34(4):415-432.

Description

This species reaches a length of .

References

argus Argus is the Latinized form of the Ancient Greek word ''Argos''. It may refer to: Greek mythology * See Argus (Greek myth) for mythological characters named Argus **Argus (king of Argos), son of Zeus (or Phoroneus) and Niobe **Argus (son of Ar ...

Taxa named by Marcus Elieser Bloch Taxa named by Johann Gottlob Theaenus Schneider Fish described in 1801 {{Labridae-stub