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dwarf wrasse (Doratonotus megalepis)
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dwarf wrasse (Doratonotus megalepis) specimen
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Labridae

dwarf wrasse

Doratonotus megalepis

Wrasse beneath the Brazilian Coast

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Africa
  • North America
  • South America
  • Fusiform
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

dwarf wrasse is known from Western Atlantic as a marine fish. It occurs in marine waters.

Family
Labridae
Maximum length
9.4 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Western Atlantic: Bermuda and southern Florida, USA to Brazil (Ref. 57756 ). Eastern Atlantic: Cape Verde Is, and São Tomé.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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