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painted wrasse (Halichoeres caudalis)
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Labridae

painted wrasse

Halichoeres caudalis

Wrasse beneath the Caribbean Sea

  • Tropical
  • Southern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Central America and the Caribbean
  • North America
  • South America
  • Fusiform
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

painted wrasse is a marine fish of Western Atlantic. The species occupies marine waters. The largest recorded length is 20 cm.

Family
Labridae
Maximum length
20 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Western Atlantic: North Carolina, USA through the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea to northern South America.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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