Blue Heron Bridge, Florida
Terminal Phase
Blue Heron Bridge, Florida
Initial Phase
Palm Beach, Florida
Initial Phase
Palm Beach, Florida
Terminal Phase
Blackear Wrasse
Halichoeres poeyi
Blackear Wrasse
Category: Wrasses
Scientific Name: Halichoeres poeyi
Size: Up to 6 in. (15 cm)
Depth: 3-30 ft. (1-10 m)
Distribution: Florida, Caribbean, Bahamas, Brazil
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
└Actinopteri (Superclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Eupercaria (Order)
└Labridae (Family)
└Julidinae (Subfamily)
└Halichoeres (Genus)
└H. poeyi (Species)
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