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Bluehead

Thalassoma bifasciatum

Also known as: Bluehead Wrasse, Blue-headed Wrasse, Lunate-tailed Wrasse

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2010
Juvenile
@fishx6 · Bonaire - Dive Site - Kline 1, Caribbean Netherlands · November 20101 / 16

Showing details for the juvenile stage. Switch stages to see how it differs.

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Overview

Juveniles have a black stripe along the middle of the body, with yellow above it on reef fish and white above it on inshore fish away from reefs. They gather in small schools in shallow water, and the smaller ones often clean other fish.

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How to identify

Pattern
stripes
Behaviour
pairssolitary

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Habitat & where to find it

Where the juvenile stage lives, and where its photos were taken.

  • Range · Western Atlantic, Caribbean
  • Country only · 16
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Juvenile photos 16

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderEupercaria incertae sedis
    5. familyLabridae
    6. genusThalassoma
    7. speciesThalassoma bifasciatum (Bloch, 1791)

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    More in the family

    Wrasses (Labridae)