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Yellowcheek Wrasse
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Other fish (coast and sea)

Yellowcheek Wrasse

Halichoeres cyanocephalus (Bloch, 1791)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishYellowcheek Wrasse
Dutch—
SpanishSeñorita pálida
Chinese蓝首海猪鱼
Scientific nameHalichoeres cyanocephalus (Bloch, 1791)

About this species

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 Colombia.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
OrderPerciformes
FamilyLabridae
GenusHalichoeres

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