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Halichoeres bivittatus
This aggressive and carnivorous fish resides primarily in the shallow coral and rocky reefs along the Gulf of Mexico and throughout the Caribbean. They feed mostly on crabs, fish, urchins and various gastropods.
Adults are easily identified by their cigar-shaped bodies, light green coloring with two black or dark purple stripes that run from the eye and pectoral fin to the base of the caudal fin. Juvenile wrasses will be white in color.
Like all wrasses, the slippery dick wrasse is hermaphroditic, meaning it possesses both male and female reproductive organs. This fish may change sex depending on biological and environmental circumstances.
These fish are often collected by amateur aquarists.
Range and Habitat
This is a very widespread species in tropical and subtropical waters. It can be found as far north as North Carolina, throughout the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea, south to Brazil. This wrasse can be found in and around shallow coral and rocky reefs, usually swimming over the nearby sand at a maximum depth of 50 feet (15.2 m).
Conservation Status
Common.
Halichoeres bivittatus
This aggressive and carnivorous fish resides primarily in the shallow coral and rocky reefs along the Gulf of Mexico and throughout the Caribbean. They feed mostly on crabs, fish, urchins and various gastropods.
Adults are easily identified by their cigar-shaped bodies, light green coloring with two black or dark purple stripes that run from the eye and pectoral fin to the base of the caudal fin. Juvenile wrasses will be white in color.
Like all wrasses, the slippery dick wrasse is hermaphroditic, meaning it possesses both male and female reproductive organs. This fish may change sex depending on biological and environmental circumstances.
These fish are often collected by amateur aquarists.
Range and Habitat
This is a very widespread species in tropical and subtropical waters. It can be found as far north as North Carolina, throughout the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea, south to Brazil. This wrasse can be found in and around shallow coral and rocky reefs, usually swimming over the nearby sand at a maximum depth of 50 feet (15.2 m).
Conservation Status
Common.
