greenband wrasse

Halichoeres bathyphilus

Twenty Three Centimeters Wrasse from Western Atlantic

greenband wrasse is known around Western Atlantic as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 23 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Unnamed Order
Family: Labridae
Genus: Halichoeres
Maximum length: 23 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Western Atlantic: North Carolina (USA), Bermuda, and northeastern Gulf of Mexico to Yucatan, Mexico. Also recorded from Margarita Island, Venezuela (Ref. 9626 ). Reports from Brazil (Ref. 40101 ) refers to .H. sazimai (O. Luiz, pers.comm. 04/10).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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