Halichoeres cyanocephalus
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Genus: | Halichoeres |
| Species: | H. cyanocephalus
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| Halichoeres cyanocephalus (Bloch, 1791)
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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
[edit]This species reaches a length of 30.00 cm (11.81 in).[3]
References
[edit]- ^ 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) - ^ 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.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Halichoeres cyanocephalus". FishBase. August 2019 version.
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