Halichoeres hortulanus
Checkerboard Wrasse
As recorded: Halichoeres hortulanus (Lacepède, 1801)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Labridae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall
- Date
- October 9, 1975
- Locality
- Sudan; 1 mile N of Port Sudan; reef flat
- Island
- Sudan
- Depth
- 1 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 9, 1975, J.E. Randall also collected 14 other specimens.
Chaetodon melannotus
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Cheilinus abudjubbe
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Ctenochaetus striatus
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Fistularia petimba
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Gymnocranius
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Gymnothorax flavimarginatus
Ichthyology
Gymnothorax undulatus
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Lethrinus borbonicus
Ichthyology
Pectinochromis lubbocki
Ichthyology
Sargocentron punctatissimum
Ichthyology
Scorpaenodes parvipinnis
Ichthyology
Sphyraena qenie
Ichthyology
Stethojulis albovittata
Ichthyology
Uroconger
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Halichoeres hortulanus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1975. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3,715 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.
2026-10-27
Saint-Paul, RE-PL, RE
(c) Marilou Werlé, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
MU
(c) jmargand87, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Diana, MG-AS, MG
(c) voyageurs_lyonnais, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Kina Street, Madang, PG
(c) rusfam, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Flying Fish Cove Shire of Christmas Island 6798, Christmas Island
(c) Lisa Bennett, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-22
Eastern Kuku Yalanji Indigenous Protected Area, AU
(c) Kingfish, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Halichoeres hortulanus. BPBM 19731. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37045909. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/19731.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37045909 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026