Twotone wrasse

Halichoeres prosopeion

Fish Reaching Thirteen Centimeters in the Pacific Ocean

Black
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
Fusiform
Compressed cross-section
Small
Tropical fish

Halichoeres prosopeion, commonly called the twotone wrasse, half-grey wrasse or zig-zag wrasse, is a fish species in the wrasse family native to the western Pacific Ocean.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Unnamed Order
Family: Labridae
Genus: Halichoeres
Maximum length: 13 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Western Pacific: east to Samoa (Ref. 27362 ) and Tonga (Ref. 53797 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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