Facts: The Checkerboard Wrasse

Quick facts about this common wrasse with a colorful pattern! The checkerboard wrasse (Halichoeres hortulanus). Checkerboard wrasse facts!

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References and Helpful Links
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King, Dennis. The Reef Guide: Fishes, Corals, Nudibranchs & Other Vertebrates East & South Coasts of Southern Africa. South Africa, Penguin Random House South Africa, 2014.
Reef Fishes of Oman. N.p., Richard Field.

Allen, Gerald R.. Field Guide to Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-East Asia. United States, Western Australian Museum, 2013.

Field. Reef Fish Of The Red Sea. United Kingdom, Taylor & Francis, 2016.
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