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California sheephead (Bodianus pulcher)
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Ecological Illustration of California sheephead (Bodianus pulcher)
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Labridae

California sheephead

Bodianus pulcher

Colorful brow crossing Monterey to the Gulf of California

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • North America
  • Fusiform
  • Large
  • Tropical fish

California sheephead is a marine fish found around Eastern Pacific. It inhabits marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 91 cm.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Unnamed Order
Family
Labridae
Genus
Bodianus
Water type
Marine
Body shape
fusiform
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