COMMON NAMES:
Wounded Wrasse
SCIENTIFIC
NAME:
Halichoeres chierchiae
DESCRIPTION:
TERMINAL PHASE: Body mostly green with pink mottling. Yellow under chin and
pectoral fins. Red spot at midbody with offset green and black patch. INITIAL PHASE:
Mottled pink, green, white and yellow forming subtle vertical lines along
entire length of body. Small black spot under dorsal fin near tail.
JUVENILE: Brown with broken white lines and black spots on dorsal and anal
fins.
RANGE: Baja
to Columbia including offshore islands.
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