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Family Labridae

WESTERN ATLANTIC

Thalassoma bifasciatum

Male, 9-foot Stake, Key West, FL, 20 feet

 

Female, 9-foot Stake, Key West, FL, 20 feet

Male, Benwood wreck, Key Largo, 40 feet

BLUEHEAD WRASSE

Very common on shallow reefs.  Yellow females & juveniles serve as cleaners.  Attains 6 inches.  Bermuda & Florida to Venezuela & the Gulf of Mexico.