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Slippery Dick Wrasse

Halichoeres bivittatus

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Field Notes

Description:

Photo take in a Caribbean reef at -40 ft
Found singly or in pairs or in groups constantly circling around reefs, sea grass beds and sandy areas.
Colours highly variable especially between juvenile to adult.
From juvenile to adult wrasses dramatically alter their colour and body shapes.

Habitat:

From Florida all the Caribbean to Brazil.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
emilyk
It's grey, yet very colourfull, like tinted glass.

Spotted for Missions

Mission
Global Coral Reef Monitoring
Mission
Caribbean Reef Fish of Southern Mexico
Mission
Mexico Horn of Plenty
Photographed
PublishedJanuary 22, 2012

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