Biology:Halichoeres cyanocephalus

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Halichoeres cyanocephalus
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Scientific classification edit
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.[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. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/187512/8554646. Retrieved 24 January 2024. 
  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 and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Halichoeres cyanocephalus" in FishBase. August 2019 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q3391350 entry