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Pink-belly Wrasse

Halichoeres margaritaceus

Bislamasop · glisfis— names this kind of animal, not this species alone

Pink-belly Wrasse — photo 1 of 2
Photo 1 of 2 · Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
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Habitat
Reef
Max size
15 cm
Depth
0-5 m
Family
Labridae

Easily confused with

Side by side, with what tells them apart.

Pink-belly Wrasse
This onePink-belly Wrasse
Nebulous Wrasse
Look-alikeNebulous Wrasse

Females of the two are near-identical: olive, blotched in white, with a pink patch on the belly. Nebulous Wrasse females have the brighter pink belly. Males are easier, by the pink band below the eye: angled on the Nebulous Wrasse, nearly horizontal on the Pink-belly Wrasse.

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