California sheephead

Bodianus pulcher

Colorful brow crossing Monterey to the Gulf of California

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
Maximum length: 91 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Monterey Bay in California, USA to Guadalupe Island (off northern central Baja California) and Gulf of California.

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