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BLUEBEARD

BLUEHEAD WRASSE

( THALASSOMA BIFASCIATUM )

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Family

Labridae

Color/s

Adult has blue head, 2 dark bars behind head with a white bar inbetween the dark bars. Rest of body is green

Depth

 6-80 ft

2-26 m

 

 

Size

4-5 inches

13 cm

Behavior

Reefdwellers. Swim about reef at all stages from initial juvenile to terminal phase. May act as cleaner fish for larger fish. May swim in schools.

Food Source

Feeds mainly on zooplankton and small benthic animals, but may also feed on ectoparasites of other fishes

Reproduction

 

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