Halichoeres chrysotaenia

Halichoeres chrysotaenia, common name Indian Ocean pinstriped wrasse, is a wrasse native to the Indo-West Pacific. It inhabits waters off rocky shorelines but seems to avoid areas of rich coral growth.^[2]

Halichoeres chrysotaenia
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Labriformes
Family:	Labridae
Genus:	Halichoeres
Species:	H. chrysotaenia
Binomial name
Halichoeres chrysotaenia (Bleeker, 1853)
Synonyms[2]
Julis chrysotaenia Bleeker, 1853 Julis vrolikii Bleeker, 1855 Halichoeres vrolikii (Bleeker, 1855)