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spinster wrasse (Halichoeres nicholsi)
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spinster wrasse (Halichoeres nicholsi) specimen
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Labridae

spinster wrasse

Halichoeres nicholsi

Juveniles shoal adults roam alone

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Central America and the Caribbean
  • Fusiform
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

spinster wrasse is known around Eastern Pacific as a marine fish; It occurs in reef habitat, and records give a maximum length of 38 cm.

Family
Labridae
Maximum length
38 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: Gulf of California to Panama, including the Galapagos Islands.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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