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Cabo San Lucas, southern Baja California and offshore islands of Mexico and central America (Robertson
and Allen 2002). At depths of 0–5 m (17 ft; Robertson and Allen 2002).
Halichoeres chierchiae Di Caporiacco, 1947. Wounded Wrasse. To 20 cm (7.9 in) TL (Allen and Robertson
1994). Bahia Magdalena, southern Baja California (SIO 62-85) to Colombia (Robertson and Allen 2002),
including Gulf of California (Gomon in Fischer et al. 1995) and Islas Galápagos (Victor et al. 2001). At
depths of 1–70 m (5–230 ft) (min.: Robertson and Allen 2002; max.: Allen and Robertson 1994).
Halichoeres dispilus (Günther, 1864). Chameleon Wrasse. To 25 cm (9.8 in) TL (Allen and Robertson 1994).
Islas San Benito (Cowen 1985) and Isla Cedros, central Baja California (M. L., unpubl. data), to northern
Chile (20°34'S; Vargas et al. 1998), including Islas Galápagos (Grove and Lavenberg 1997), and Gulf
of California (Gomon in Fischer et al. 1995). Northernmost mainland site is Isla Asuncion (27°06'N,
114°18'W), southern Baja California (M. L., unpubl. data). Tidepools and to 76 m (3–249 ft) (min.:
Thomson and Lehner 1976; max.: Gomon in Fischer et al. 1995).
Halichoeres melanotis (Gilbert, 1890). Golden Wrasse. To 15 cm (5.9 in) TL (Allen and Roberts 1994). Isla
Cedros and Islas San Benito, central Baja California (M. L., unpubl. data) to Colombia (Robertson and
Allen 2002), including Gulf of California (Allen and Robertson 1994). At depths of 5–40 m (17–132 ft;
Robertson and Allen 2002).
*Halichoeres nicholsi (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882). Spinster Wrasse. To 38.1 cm (15.2 in) TL (Thomson et al.
2000). Gulf of California (Gomon in Fischer et al. 1995) to Ecuador (Béarez 1996), including vicinity of
Cabo San Lucas, southern Baja California (Gomon in Fischer et al. 1995), Islas Galápagos (Grove and
Lavenberg 1997), and other offshore islands (Robertson and Allen 2002). Tidepools and to depth of
82 m (7–269 ft) (min.: Thomson and Lehner 1976: max.: Thomson et al. 2000).
Halichoeres notospilus (Günther, 1864). Banded Wrasse. To 26 cm (10.2 in) TL (Robertson and Allen 2002).
Bahia San Juanico (26°13'N, 112°28'W), southern Baja California (SIO 64-65) into Gulf of California
(Gomon in Fischer et al. 1995) to Islas Lobos de Afuera, Peru (Chirichigno and Vélez 1998) and Islas
Galápagos (Grove and Lavenberg 1997). At depths of 0.5–10 m (2–33 ft; Allen and Robertson 1994).
Halichoeres semicinctus (Ayres, 1859). Rock Wrasse. To 38 cm (15 in) TL (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983).
Diablo Cove, central California (J. Carroll, pers. comm. to M. L.) to southern Baja California (Robertson
and Allen 2002); also at Isla Guadalupe, central Baja California (Miller and Lea 1972) and perhaps
to Cabo San Lucas, southern Baja California (Gomon in Fischer et al. 1995) and Gulf of California
(Gomon in Fischer et al. 1995). Tidepools (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983) and surface to 40 m (131 ft)
(min.: Miller and Lea 1972; max.: Allen and Robertson 1994).
Iniistius pavo (Valenciennes, 1840). Pacific Razorfish, Pavo Razorfish, Peacock Razorfish, or Peacock Wrasse.
To 41 cm (16.1 in) TL (Lieske and Myers 2002). Pacific and Indian oceans; Japan (Yamakawa in Masuda
et al. 1984); Punta Rosarito (28°34'N), central Baja California (Rodriguez-Romero et al. 1993) to
Panama (Gomon in Fischer et al. 1995), including southwestern and central eastern Gulf of California
(Robertson and Allen 2002), Islas Galápagos (Grove and Lavenberg 1997), and many other offshore
islands (Robertson and Allen 2002). At depths of 2 m (7 ft; juveniles) to more than 100 m (320 ft; Myers
1999). Recently as Xyrichtys pavo.
*Novaculichthys taeniourus (Lacepède, 1801). Rockmover Wrasse. To 30 cm (12 in) TL (Gomon in Fischer
et al. 1995). Pacific and Indian oceans; near tip of Baja California and Gulf of California to Colombia,
including many offshore islands (Robertson and Allen 2002). At depths of 3–30 m (10–99 ft; Robertson
and Allen 2002).
Oxyjulis californica (Günther, 1861). Señorita. To 25.4 cm (10 in) TL (Miller and Lea 1972). Salt Point,
northern California (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983) to Bahia Magdalena, southern Baja California (De
La Cruz-Agüero et al. 1994); also reported, although without attribution, from Bahia Concepcion, Gulf