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![(Halichoeres adustus - Had_INV PEC14221) @11 [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved (2025) Invemar Invemar-BEM](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/CBIPJ/3LPec5203_BPEC-52%2B1747350600.jpg "(Halichoeres adustus - Had_INV PEC14221) {} [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved (2025)")
![(Halichoeres argus - ok401hm90) @13 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2012) Benjamin Victor Benjamin Victor](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/LIDMA/ok401hm90%2B1332777248.jpg "(Halichoeres argus - ok401hm90) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2012)")
![(Halichoeres bathyphilus - FWRI 03699) @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2019) Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Fish and Wildlife Research Institute](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/FLBAR/DSC_3391%2B1554131562.JPG "(Halichoeres bathyphilus - FWRI 03699) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2019)")
![(Halichoeres bicolor - aqhb) @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2012) Benjamin Victor Benjamin Victor](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/LIDMA/aqhb%2B1334089368.jpg "(Halichoeres bicolor - aqhb) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2012)")
![(Halichoeres biocellatus - HLC-11167) @13 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2010) Unspecified Centre for Biodiversity Genomics](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/TZAIC/HLC-11167%2B1148574032.jpg "(Halichoeres biocellatus - HLC-11167) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2010)")
![(Halichoeres bivittatus - MX069) @14 [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved Unspecified Unspecified](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/MEFM/MEFM300-06%2B1144948534.jpg "(Halichoeres bivittatus - MX069) {} [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved")
![(Halichoeres burekae - gomhb210) @11 [ ] by-nc-sa (2022) Benjamin Victor Benjamin Victor](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/LIDMA/gomhb210%2B1658634974.jpg "(Halichoeres burekae - gomhb210) {} [ ] by-nc-sa (2022)")
![(Halichoeres caudalis - MFLS3964) @12 [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved Jose Angel Cohuo Unspecified](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/MFLS/MFLS3964%2B1287591650.jpg "(Halichoeres caudalis - MFLS3964) {} [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved")
![(Halichoeres cf. marginatus - R1A-250417-29A) @11 [ ] Copyright (2017) Manh Hung Pham University of Science, VNUHCMUS](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/CDAO/R1A-250417-29A%2B1540492314.jpg "(Halichoeres cf. marginatus - R1A-250417-29A) {} [ ] Copyright (2017)")
![(Halichoeres chierchiae - pp9201hc127) @12 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2012) Benjamin Victor Benjamin Victor](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/LIDMA/pp9201hc127%2B1331679674.jpg "(Halichoeres chierchiae - pp9201hc127) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2012)")
![(Halichoeres chloropterus - HLC-11023) @15 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2010) Unspecified Centre for Biodiversity Genomics](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/TZAIC/HLC-11023%2B1148159810.jpg "(Halichoeres chloropterus - HLC-11023) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2010)")
![(Halichoeres chrysus - HLC-10809) @13 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2010) Unspecified Centre for Biodiversity Genomics](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/TZAIC/HLC-10809%2B1154114708.jpg "(Halichoeres chrysus - HLC-10809) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2010)")
![(Halichoeres claudia - MBIO1381.4) @14 [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved Unspecified Unspecified](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/MBFA/MBIO1381_1%2B1171627080.jpg "(Halichoeres claudia - MBIO1381.4) {} [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved")
![(Halichoeres cosmetus - R0101_051) @14 [ ] Copyright (2015) Adeline COLLET OCEA Consult](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/COLOR/R0101_051%2B1429042222.jpg "(Halichoeres cosmetus - R0101_051) {} [ ] Copyright (2015)")
![(Halichoeres cyanocephalus - MFLIV1956) @13 [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved Jose Angel Cohuo Unspecified](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/MFLIV/MFLIV1956%2B1248986034.jpg "(Halichoeres cyanocephalus - MFLIV1956) {} [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved")
![(Halichoeres dispilus - JHLOW00045) @14 [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved Unspecified Unspecified](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/RDFCA/JHL00045.JPG "(Halichoeres dispilus - JHLOW00045) {} [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved")
![(Halichoeres erdmanni - mve16he1) @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2017) Benjamin Victor Benjamin Victor](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/LIDMA/mve16he1%2B1333832522.jpg "(Halichoeres erdmanni - mve16he1) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2017)")
![(Halichoeres garnoti - MX136) @14 [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved Unspecified Unspecified](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/MEFM/MEFM367-06%2B1145900978.jpg "(Halichoeres garnoti - MX136) {} [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved")
![(Halichoeres gurrobyi - je915hg) @14 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2016) Benjamin Victor Benjamin Victor](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/LIDMA/je915hg%2B1444763442.jpg "(Halichoeres gurrobyi - je915hg) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2016)")
![(Halichoeres hartzfeldii - bal11800plx130) @13 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2014) Benjamin Victor Benjamin Victor](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/LIDMA/bal11800plx130%2B1390854640.jpg "(Halichoeres hartzfeldii - bal11800plx130) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2014)")
![(Halichoeres hilomeni - PHIL-001) @11 [ ] CreativeCommons Attribution Non-Commercial (by-nc) (2015) Unspecified Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/PHIIT/USNM_437611_photograph_PHIL-001_77mmSL_PHIL-2015-01%2B1532791020.JPG "(Halichoeres hilomeni - PHIL-001) {} [ ] CreativeCommons Attribution Non-Commercial (by-nc) (2015)")
![(Halichoeres hortulanus - NBE0361) @15 [ ] No Rights Reserved Unspecified Unspecified](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/IPCOM/NBE_0361_DSC_1811%2B1210364256.JPG "(Halichoeres hortulanus - NBE0361) {} [ ] No Rights Reserved")
![(Halichoeres iridis - KUT 7192) @14 [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute (KUBI) Unspecified](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/KUBIV/T7192%2B1327953644.jpg "(Halichoeres iridis - KUT 7192) {} [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved")
![(Halichoeres lamarii - NBE0648) @13 [ ] No Rights Reserved Unspecified Unspecified](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/IPCOM/NBE_0648_DSC_2200%2B1210548656.JPG "(Halichoeres lamarii - NBE0648) {} [ ] No Rights Reserved")
![(Halichoeres lapillus - CCDB-17646_H06) @14 [ ] Copyright (2013) Allan D. Connell Unspecified](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/TZSAL/CCDB-17646_H06%2B1378388746.JPG "(Halichoeres lapillus - CCDB-17646_H06) {} [ ] Copyright (2013)")
![(Halichoeres leucoxanthus - HLC-12061) @14 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2010) Unspecified Centre for Biodiversity Genomics](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/TZAIC/HLC-12061%2B1200688744.jpg "(Halichoeres leucoxanthus - HLC-12061) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2010)")
![(Halichoeres leucurus - HLC-10966) @14 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2010) Unspecified Centre for Biodiversity Genomics](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/TZAIC/HLC-10966%2B1170770436.jpg "(Halichoeres leucurus - HLC-10966) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2010)")
![(Halichoeres maculipinna - stri-21292) @13 [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved Unspecified Unspecified](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/BSCFA/P1060147%2B1253556976.jpg "(Halichoeres maculipinna - stri-21292) {} [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved")
![(Halichoeres margaritaceus - ranglabm78) @12 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2011) Benjamin Victor Research Collection of Benjamin Victor](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/LIDMA/ranglabm78%2B1314370252.jpg "(Halichoeres margaritaceus - ranglabm78) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2011)")
![(Halichoeres marginatus - MBIO1292.4) @15 [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved Unspecified Unspecified](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/MBFA/MBIO1292_1%2B1171627020.jpg "(Halichoeres marginatus - MBIO1292.4) {} [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved")
![(Halichoeres melanochir - nt3602) @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2016) Benjamin Victor Benjamin Victor](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/LIDMA/nt3602%2B1333836122.jpg "(Halichoeres melanochir - nt3602) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2016)")
![(Halichoeres melanotis - pp96701hm138) @12 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2012) Benjamin Victor Benjamin Victor](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/LIDMA/pp96701hm138%2B1332265656.jpg "(Halichoeres melanotis - pp96701hm138) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2012)")
![(Halichoeres melanurus - UG0128) @15 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2009) Unspecified Centre for Biodiversity Genomics](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/LIFS/UG0128_7050%2B1236474882.jpg "(Halichoeres melanurus - UG0128) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2009)")
![(Halichoeres melasmapomus - AUST-285) @11 [ ] CreativeCommons Attribution Non-Commercial (by-nc) (2013) Unspecified Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/AUSTR/USNM_424063_photograph_105.0mmSL_AUST_285%2B1507674252.JPG "(Halichoeres melasmapomus - AUST-285) {} [ ] CreativeCommons Attribution Non-Commercial (by-nc) (2013)")
![(Halichoeres miniatus - UG0769) @13 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2009) Unspecified Centre for Biodiversity Genomics](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/LIFS/UG0769_9004%2B1235660860.jpg "(Halichoeres miniatus - UG0769) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2009)")
![(Halichoeres nebulosus - KUT 6919) @13 [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute (KUBI) Unspecified](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/KUBIV/T6919%2B1327953600.jpg "(Halichoeres nebulosus - KUT 6919) {} [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved")
![(Halichoeres nicholsi - r22mi8) @11 [ ] by-nc-sa (2022) Benjamin Victor Benjamin Victor](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/LIDMA/r22mi8%2B1333872122.jpg "(Halichoeres nicholsi - r22mi8) {} [ ] by-nc-sa (2022)")
![(Halichoeres nigrescens - NBE1030) @15 [ ] No Rights Reserved Unspecified Unspecified](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/IPCOM/NBE_1030_DSC_2677%2B1210629040.JPG "(Halichoeres nigrescens - NBE1030) {} [ ] No Rights Reserved")
![(Halichoeres ornatissimus - HLC-10885) @13 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2010) Unspecified Centre for Biodiversity Genomics](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/TZAIC/HLC-10885%2B1154120956.jpg "(Halichoeres ornatissimus - HLC-10885) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2010)")
![(Halichoeres papilionaceus - PI-0436) @11 [ ] CreativeCommons Attribution Non-Commercial (by-nc) (2011) Unspecified Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/PHILB/USNM_403436_photograph_PI-0436_84.5mmSL_PI-2011-11%2B1530044648.JPG "(Halichoeres papilionaceus - PI-0436) {} [ ] CreativeCommons Attribution Non-Commercial (by-nc) (2011)")
![(Halichoeres pelicieri - je315hp590) @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2015) Benjamin Victor Benjamin Victor](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/LIDMA/je315hp590%2B1428082562.jpg "(Halichoeres pelicieri - je315hp590) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2015)")
![(Halichoeres penrosei - HG4470) @14 [ ] No Rights Reserved Unspecified Unspecified](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/BAHIA/4470_HPEN%2B1380048476.jpg "(Halichoeres penrosei - HG4470) {} [ ] No Rights Reserved")
![(Halichoeres pictus - MFLV2379) @13 [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved Jose Angel Cohuo Unspecified](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/MFLV/MFLV2379%2B1257622074.jpg "(Halichoeres pictus - MFLV2379) {} [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved")
![(Halichoeres podostigma - VIS-029) @11 [ ] CreativeCommons Attribution Non-Commercial (by-nc) (2015) Unspecified Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/PHIVS/USNM_435376_photograph_VIS-029_114mmSL_VIS-2015-04%2B1530904136.JPG "(Halichoeres podostigma - VIS-029) {} [ ] CreativeCommons Attribution Non-Commercial (by-nc) (2015)")
![(Halichoeres poeyi - HG1319) @14 [ ] No Rights Reserved Unspecified Unspecified](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/BAHIA/1319_HPOE%2B1405903110.jpg "(Halichoeres poeyi - HG1319) {} [ ] No Rights Reserved")
![(Halichoeres prosopeion - UG1002) @13 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2009) Unspecified Centre for Biodiversity Genomics](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/LIFSA/UG1002_9603%2B1237228602.jpg "(Halichoeres prosopeion - UG1002) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2009)")
![(Halichoeres radiatus - 17IAMCS03-01) @11 [ ] creative commons non-commercial only (2017) Unspecified Unspecified](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/FUCSA/17IAMCS03-01%2B1488826664.jpg "(Halichoeres radiatus - 17IAMCS03-01) {} [ ] creative commons non-commercial only (2017)")
![(Halichoeres richmondi - je144hr) @14 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2014) Benjamin Victor Benjamin Victor](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/LIDMA/je144hr%2B1396371840.jpg "(Halichoeres richmondi - je144hr) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2014)")
![(Halichoeres sanchezi - r22hs) @11 [ ] by-nc-sa (2022) Benjamin Victor Benjamin Victor](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/LIDMA/r22hs%2B1333872122.jpg "(Halichoeres sanchezi - r22hs) {} [ ] by-nc-sa (2022)")
![(Halichoeres scapularis - F057-2) @14 [ ] Copyright (2010) Mauritius Oceanography Institute Mauritius Oceanography Institute](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/FSHMU/F057-2%2B1290528702.jpg "(Halichoeres scapularis - F057-2) {} [ ] Copyright (2010)")
![(Halichoeres semicinctus - HASE-08) @14 [ ] No Rights Reserved Unspecified Unspecified](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/FTHX/HASE-08%2B1313721504.jpg "(Halichoeres semicinctus - HASE-08) {} [ ] No Rights Reserved")
![(Halichoeres sp - FWB-D2-038) @14 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2014) Victor Manuel Gudiel Corona USAC](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/FBW/FWB-D2-038%2B1411479654.JPG "(Halichoeres sp - FWB-D2-038) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2014)")
![(Halichoeres timorensis - P07311984) @11 [ ] CreativeCommons Attribution ShareAlike (2021) Institut Halieutique et des Sciences Marines Institut Halieutique et des Sciences Marines](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/GEOFI/P07311984%2B1639662896.jpg "(Halichoeres timorensis - P07311984) {} [ ] CreativeCommons Attribution ShareAlike (2021)")
![(Halichoeres trimaculatus - MNHN_PE194) @14 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2014) Michel Kulbicki IRD](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/RESIC/CE-000069%2B1391416666.jpg "(Halichoeres trimaculatus - MNHN_PE194) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2014)")
![(Halichoeres trispilus - ADC09_220.35A#1) @15 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2011) Allan D. Connell Research Collection of Allan Connell](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/DSSAU/Halichoeres_trispilus_220.35A%231%2B1316506920.JPG "(Halichoeres trispilus - ADC09_220.35A#1) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2011)")
![(Halichoeres vrolikii - MAL-079) @15 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2012) SAIAB SAIAB](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/SAIAD/MAL-079%2B1291832218.JPG "(Halichoeres vrolikii - MAL-079) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2012)")
![(Halichoeres zeylonicus - ADC2013 220.34A #2) @15 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives (2013) Allan D Connell Allan D Connell](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/DSFSG/Halechoeres_zealonicus__220.34A_%232%2B1360704746.JPG "(Halichoeres zeylonicus - ADC2013 220.34A #2) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives (2013)")
![(Halichoeres zulu - AV2010-121) @13 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2011) SAIAB SAIAB](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/SAIAD/AV2010-121-3500%2B1321388818.jpg "(Halichoeres zulu - AV2010-121) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2011)")
