Halichoeres malpelo

Halichoeres malpelo, or the Malpelo wrasse, is a species of saltwater wrasse found in the eastern-central Pacific Ocean.^[2]

Halichoeres malpelo
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Labriformes
Family:	Labridae
Genus:	Halichoeres
Species:	H. malpelo
Binomial name
Halichoeres malpelo G. R. Allen & D. R. Robertson, 1992

Description

This species reaches a length of 6.5 cm (2.6 in).^[3]