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Family | Scientific Name | Author | Year | Common Name |
Labridae | Thalassoma bifasciatum | (Bloch) | 1791 | Bluehead |
Thalassoma bifasciatum
Unique Characters: Dorsal-fin spines 8. Lateral line continuous and uninterrupted, though steeply curved below posterior portion of dorsal fin. No posterior canine. Large males with bright blue head, black in preservative; juveniles yellow dorsally with dark midbody stripe broken into a series of squarish blotches that can appear as vertical bars.
Similar Species: None.
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