Halichoeres cyanocephalus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Halichoeres
Species:
H. cyanocephalus
Binomial name
Halichoeres cyanocephalus
(Bloch, 1791)
Synonyms
  • Labrus cyanocephalus Bloch, 1791

Halichoeres cyanocephalus, or the yellowcheek wrasse, is a species of salt water wrasse found in the Western Atlantic Ocean, from Florida to Brazil.[1]

Size

This species reaches a length of 30.00 cm (11.81 in).[2]

References

  1. 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.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Halichoeres cyanocephalus" in FishBase. August 2019 version.


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