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Neon wrasse
Halichoeres garnoti (Valenciennes, 1839)
AnimalsLabres, girelles, napoléons,...
Distribution map
Geographic areas (BioObs)
GuadeloupeMartinique
Observation type
Scuba divingApnea / Snorkelling
Other common names
- Yellowhead wrasseBritish English
- Garnots LippfischGerman (Germany)
- Doncella amarillaEuropean Spanish
- Doncella cabeciamarillaEuropean Spanish
- Loro dientòn amarilloEuropean Spanish
- Girelle à tête jauneFrench (France)
- BananeFrench (France)
- Labre à tête jauneFrench (France)
- Donzella dalla testa giallaItalian (Italy)
- Gudião-amareloEuropean Portuguese
Other invalid scientific names
- Iridio decoratus
- Julis cinctus
- Julis garnoti
- Julis ruptus
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Sources
- BALDASSARI Dominique, BALDASSARI Patrick, HUET Sylvie in : DORIS, 13/10/2014 : Halichoeres garnoti (Cuvier, 1839), https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/1201
How to cite this BioObs sheet?
BioObs, 18/09/2026 : Halichoeres garnoti (Valenciennes, 1839), https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/1592
Modification history
- Created by BioObs user on 18/09/2026
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