Puddingwife wrasse

Puddingwife wrasse
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Labridae
Genus:	Halichoeres
Species:	Halichoeres radiatus
Binomial name
Halichoeres radiatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
Labrus radiatus Linnaeus, 1758 Julis crotaphus G. Cuvier, 1829 Julis cyanostigma Valenciennes, 1839 Julis opalina Valenciennes, 1839 Julis patatus Valenciennes, 1839 Iridio elegans T. H. Bean, 1906 Halichoeres irideus torquatus Parr, 1930

The puddingwife wrasse, Halichoeres radiatus, is a species of wrasse native to the western Atlantic Ocean from North Carolina to Bermuda, through the West Indies and Gulf of Mexico, to offshore islands of Brazil, being absent from Brazilian coastal waters. It can be found on reefs at depths from 2 to 55 m (6.6 to 180.4 ft), with younger fish up to subadults being found in much shallower waters from 1 to 5 m (3.3 to 16.4 ft). This species can reach 51 cm (20 in) in total length, though most do not exceed 40 cm (16 in). This species is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries and can be found in the aquarium trade.^[2]

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