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Family Labridae
Wrasses
EASTERN PACIFIC
Bodianus diplotaenia
 Female,
Cabo Pulmo, Baja California, Mexico |
Male, Galapagos |
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MEXICAN HOGFISH
| Inhabits reefs from 15 to 300 feet. Juveniles yellow, males
blue-gray with bulbous head, yellow bar on side. Attains 30 inches.
Baja California to Chile, Galapagos. |
Halichoeres chierchiae
Juvenile, Chileno Beach, Baja California, Mexico |
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WOUNDED WRASSE Senorita
herida
| Seaweed covered reefs to at least 200 feet. To 8 inches.
Sea of Cortez to Panama. |
Halichoeres nicholsi
Juvenile, Chileno Beach, Baja California, Mexico |
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SPINSTER WRASSE Duncella
soltera
| Sandy reefs to 175 feet. Up to 15 inches. Guadalupe Island
to Panama. |
Halichoeres semicinctus
Female, Rock Quarry, Catalina, California |
Male, Rock Quarry, Catalina, California |
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ROCK WRASSE Cocinero
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Common on rocky and sandy reefs at scuba depths. About 15
inches. Point Conception to Sea of Cortez.
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Thalassoma lucasanum
Female, Cabo Pulmo, Baja California, Mexico
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Male, Cabo Pulmo, Baja California, Mexico |
Females, Cabo Pulmo, Baja California, Mexico |
Females, Cabo Pulmo, Baja California, Mexico |
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CORTEZ RAINBOW WRASSE Vieja
de Cortez
| Common on reefs. To 6 inches. Baja California to the
Galapagos. |
Oxyjulis californica
Rock Quarry, Catalina, California, 20 feet |
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SENORITA
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Common in kelp beds and rocky reefs. Cleans parasites from other
fishes. To 10 inches. Central California to Central Baja.
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