bleeding wrasse

Polylepion cruentum

Twenty Four Centimeters Wrasse from Mexican Waters

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Central America and the Caribbean
North America
Compressed cross-section
Medium
Tropical fish

The bleeding wrasse (Polylepion cruentum) is a species of marine ray-finned fish from the family Labridae, the wrasses. It is found in reefs in the eastern central Pacific Ocean.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Unnamed Order
Family: Labridae
Genus: Polylepion
Maximum length: 24 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Eastern Central Pacific: Mexico to Nicaragua, including Cocos Island.
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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