Description

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Common Names

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Mangrovegylte , Danish , Denmark

Mangrove wrasse , English , Mexico

Mangrove wrasse , English , Global

Donzelle des mangroves , French , France

Señorita de manglar , Spanish , Mexico

Señorita de manglar , Spanish , Mexico

Señorita de manglar , Spanish , Spain

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Eupercaria/misc

Family: Labridae

Genus: Halichoeres

Species: Halichoeres aestuaricola Bussing, 1972

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Biology

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Frequently found over sand and mud bottoms of mangroves and estuaries but occasionally found over rocky bottoms of the marine coast. Not utilized for human consumption.

Habitat

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brackish