Peacock wrasse
Halichoeres argus
Category: Reef Fish
IUCN Conservation Status: LC - Least Concern - species is widespread and abundant, not currently at risk of extinction
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Eupercaria incertae sedis
- Family
- Labridae
- Genus
- Halichoeres
Where to Find
Found in 29 diving areas across 13 countries and 5 regions.
- Grand Lagoon, New Caledonia - 1 records
- Isle of Pines, New Caledonia - 6 records
- Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands - 4 records
- Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea - 1 records
- Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea - 1 records
- Rabaul & New Britain, Papua New Guinea - 2 records
- Iron Bottom Sound, Solomon Islands - 5 records
- Vava'u Group, Tonga - 8 records
- Green Island, Taiwan - 9 records
- Kenting National Park, Taiwan - 6 records
- Andaman Islands, India - 4 records
- Lakshadweep, India - 3 records
- Trincomalee & East Coast, Sri Lanka - 3 records
- Bali, Indonesia - 25 records
- Raja Ampat, Indonesia - 2 records
- Sulawesi, Indonesia - 2 records
- Mabul & Kapalai, Malaysia - 1 records
- Perhentian Islands, Malaysia - 2 records
- Redang Island, Malaysia - 2 records
- Sipadan, Malaysia - 4 records
- Apo Reef, Philippines - 8 records
- Bohol, Philippines - 33 records
- Donsol & Sorsogon, Philippines - 7 records
- Dumaguete, Philippines - 29 records
- Malapascua, Philippines - 3 records
- Tubbataha Reef, Philippines - 11 records
- Visayas, Philippines - 30 records
- Gulf of Thailand, Thailand - 2 records
- Nha Trang, Vietnam - 12 records