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Slippery Dick Wrasse

Halichoeres bivittatus

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Field Notes

Description:

Photo take a t -40 ft iin a Caribbean reef.The most common wrasse in the Caribbean. As they grow they pass to different color changes till adults.

Habitat:

From Florida all the Caribbean sea to Brazil.

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Slippery dick

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Comments (2)
Gerardo Aizpuru
Hehe yes Blogie I was thinking in who give the name to this fish. What is going on in his mind in the moment he/she name it ? :)
Blogie
That's its name?? hehehe! :D

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Global Coral Reef Monitoring
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Caribbean Reef Fish of Southern Mexico
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Mexico Horn of Plenty
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2012 Best Wildlife Photo

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PublishedFebruary 9, 2012

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