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Thalassoma bifasciatum

(Bloch, 1791)

Bluehead

Also known as: Blue Mah, Caribbean Bluehead Wrasse, Doctor Fish, Tikitiki, Bluehead Wrasse

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Taxonomy

Class

Teleostei

Order

Eupercaria incertae sedis

Family

Labridae

Where to find it

common

Sint MaartenPuerto RicoMartiniqueMexicoSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesDominicaHondurasBelizeBonaireArubaBahamasGrenadaU.S. Virgin IslandsBritish Virgin IslandsJamaicaDominican RepublicAntigua and BarbudaBarbadosAnguillaUnited States

occasional

SabaSaint Kitts and NevisCuraçaoCayman IslandsTurks and Caicos IslandsGuadeloupe

rare

CubaCosta Rica (Caribbean)

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Scarus perrico

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Scarus flavipectoralis

King Parrotfish

Pseudocheilinus tetrataenia

Four-Lined Wrasse

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