Rainbow wrasse
Halichoeres iridis
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 10 diving areas across 7 countries and 1 regions.
- Diani Beach & South Coast, Kenya - 50 records
- Flic en Flac & West Coast, Mauritius - 1 records
- Bazaruto Archipelago, Mozambique - 10 records
- Tofo & Inhambane, Mozambique - 11 records
- Saint-Gilles & West Coast, Réunion - 3 records
- Aldabra & Outer Islands, Seychelles - 11 records
- Inner Islands, Seychelles - 14 records
- KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa - 18 records
- Sodwana Bay, South Africa - 40 records
- Dar es Salaam & Offshore Islands, Tanzania - 50 records