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yellowcheek wrasse (Halichoeres cyanocephalus)
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yellowcheek wrasse (Halichoeres cyanocephalus) specimen
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Labridae

yellowcheek wrasse

Halichoeres cyanocephalus

Fish Reaching Thirty Centimeters in the Brazilian Coast

  • Yellow
  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • North America
  • South America
  • Fusiform
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

yellowcheek wrasse is a marine fish from Western Atlantic. It inhabits marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 30 cm.

Family
Labridae
Maximum length
30 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Western Atlantic: Florida, USA and Antilles to Brazil.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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