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Twospot Wrasse
Oxycheilinus bimaculatus
Oxycheilinus bimaculatus, the two-spot wrasse, is a species of wrasse native to the Indo-Pacific.
From the article Oxycheilinus bimaculatus on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The two-spot wrasse reaches lengths of about 14 cm (5.5 in). Its body colouration varies from brown to yellow or green in spots or streaks. There is a small dark spot located behind each eye.
Range & habitat
The two-spot wrasse inhabits tropical and sub-tropical coastal waters in the Indo-Pacific from East Africa to Hawaiʻi, southern Japan, and Vanuatu, at depths of 2–110 m (7–361 ft). The species has a benthic or bentho-pelagic habitat and frequents the outer slopes of reefs as well as lagoons and seagrass beds. It appears to be common in Hawaiʻian and Japanese waters, but more rare off Africa and in French Polynesia.
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 108074.