Slippery Dick (Halichoeres bivittatus)

FishverifiedLeast Concern

Halichoeres bivittatus

(Bloch, 1791)

Slippery Dick

Verified againstWoRMS

About

Habitat

Reef-associated

Depth

1–15 m

Max size

35 cm

Max weight

146 g

Diet

Hunting macrofauna (predator)

Taxonomy

Class

Teleostei

Order

Eupercaria incertae sedis

Family

Labridae

Where to find it

common

Antigua and Barbuda Aruba Barbados Saint Vincent and the Grenadines United States

occasional

Anguilla Bahamas Belize Dominican Republic Grenada Honduras Jamaica Mexico Sint Maarten Turks and Caicos Islands

rare

France (Martinique)Martinique Puerto Rico Trinidad and Tobago

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