Halichoeres cyanocephalus

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Halichoeres cyanocephalus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Halichoeres
Species:
H. cyanocephalus
Binomial name
Halichoeres cyanocephalus
(Bloch, 1791)
Synonyms
  • Labrus cyanocephalusBloch, 1791

Halichoeres cyanocephalus, also called the lightning wrasse or the yellowcheek wrasse, is a species of salt water wrasse found in the western Atlantic Ocean, from Florida to Brazil. [2]

Description

This species reaches a length of 30.00 cm (11.81 in). [3]

References

  1. ↑ Rocha, L. & Craig, M. (2010). "Halichoeres cyanocephalus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010 e.T187512A8554646. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187512A8554646.en . Retrieved 24 January 2024.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ↑ Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986. A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p.
  3. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Halichoeres cyanocephalus". FishBase . August 2019 version.


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