Halichoeres brasiliensis
Halichoeres brasiliensis, or the Brazilian wrasse, is a species of salt water wrasse found in the south-western Atlantic Ocean, from Brazil to Trinidad Island.[1]
| Halichoeres brasiliensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Genus: | Halichoeres |
| Species: | H. brasiliensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Halichoeres brasiliensis (Bloch, 1791) | |
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Size
This species reaches a length of 39.5 cm (15.6 in).[2]
References
- Rocha, L.A. and R.S. Rosa, 2001. Halichoeres brasiliensis (Bloch, 1791), a valid wrasse species (Teleostei: Labridae) from Brazil, with notes on the Caribbean species Halichoeres radiatus (Linnaeus, 1758). aqua, J. Ichthyol. Aquat. Biol. 4(4):161-166.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Halichoeres brasiliensis" in FishBase. August 2019 version.
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