Galapagos Species Database
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Halichoeres malpelo
Malpelo wrasse
Is a slim, benthic wrasse which can grow to 18 cm TL and inhabits rocky or soft-bottom habitats between depths of 10 and 20 m.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Eupercaria incertae sedis
Family
Labridae
Genus
Halichoeres
Species
malpelo
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Native
Distribution: The native range of H. malpelo is limited to Isla de Malpelo off the Pacific coast of Colombia. In the Galapagos Islands in Darwin and Seymour North.
- Ahyong, S Et. al. (2025) World Register of Marine Species. Available from https://www.marinespecies.org at VLIZ. doi:10.14284/170
- Bensted-Smith W Terán F, Banks S, Keith I (2025) New photographic records of eight marine fishes from the Galápagos Islands, including three first records for the Eastern Tropical Pacific. Check List 21 (2): 485–505. https://doi.org/10.15560/21.2.485
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"Galapagos Species Database, Halichoeres malpelo", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=25588. Accessed 1 November 2026.