Halichoeres hartzfeldii

Halichoeres hartzfeldii, also known as Hartzfeld's wrasse, is a species of salt water wrasse found in the western Pacific Ocean.^[2]

Halichoeres hartzfeldii
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Labriformes
Family:	Labridae
Genus:	Halichoeres
Species:	H. hartzfeldii
Binomial name
Halichoeres hartzfeldii (Bleeker, 1849)
Synonyms
Julis hartzfeldii Bleeker, 1852 Halichoeres hardzfeldi (Bleeker, 1852) Halichoeres hartzfeldi (Bleeker, 1852)

Description

This species reaches a length of 18.0 cm (7.1 in).^[3]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of German physician Joseph Hartzfeld (1815–1885), the Principal Medical Officer of the Royal Dutch East Indies Army, who collected the type specimen, and whose collections, improved the scientific knowledge of the fish fauna of the Ambon Islands.^[4]