Black wrasse

The black wrasse (Halichoeres adustus) is a species of wrasse native to the eastern Pacific Ocean around Cocos Island, the Revillagigedo Islands, Tres Marias Islands, and the Galapagos.^[1] This species prefers areas with rocky bottoms at depths from 1 to 3 m (3.3 to 9.8 ft). It can reach 12.5 cm (4.9 in) in total length.^[2]

Black wrasse
Halichoeres adustus (darker fish) around a Guineafowl pufferfish (Arothron meleagris) (lighter fish)
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Labriformes
Family:	Labridae
Genus:	Halichoeres
Species:	H. adustus
Binomial name
Halichoeres adustus (C. H. Gilbert, 1890)
Synonyms
Pseudojulis adustus C. H. Gilbert, 1890