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Slippery Dick

Halichoeres bivittatus

Photo by LivanEscudero
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26.1873, -80.0928

Field Notes

Habitat:

Widespread throughout the tropical and subtropical waters of the western Atlantic Ocean. Generally reef-associated at depths from 1 to 15 m

Notes:

This one was in terminal phase, which I don't often see as the Initial phase are much more common.

Reference Links:

Slippery dick - Wikipedia

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