''Halichoeres malpelo'', or the Malpelo wrasse, is a species of saltwater
wrasse
The wrasses are a family, Labridae, of marine fish, many of which are brightly colored. The family is large and diverse, with over 600 species in 81 genera, which are divided into 9 subgroups or tribes.
They are typically small, most of them le ...
found in the eastern-central Pacific Ocean.
[Gomon, M.F., 1995. Labridae. Viejas, doncellasas, señoritas. p. 1201-1225. In W. Fischer, F. Krupp, W. Schneider, C. Sommer, K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) Guia FAO para Identification de Especies para lo Fines de la Pesca. Pacifico Centro-Oriental. 3 Vols. FAO, Rome.]
Description
This species reaches a length of .
References
malpelo
Taxa named by Gerald R. Allen
Taxa named by David Ross Robertson
Fish described in 1992
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