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Slippery Dick Wrasse

Halichoeres bivittatus

Description:

Photo take in a Caribbean reef at -40 ft Found singly or in pairs or in groups constantly circling around reefs, sea grass beds and sandy areas. Colours highly variable especially between juvenile to adult. From juvenile to adult wrasses dramatically alter their colour and body shapes.

Habitat:

From Florida all the Caribbean to Brazil.

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2 Comments

Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 12 years ago

Thanks Emily

emilyk
emilyk 12 years ago

It's grey, yet very colourfull, like tinted glass.

Gerardo Aizpuru
Spotted by
Gerardo Aizpuru

Quintana Roo, Mexico

Spotted on Jan 22, 2012
Submitted on Jan 22, 2012

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