Puddingwife

A beautiful representation of the initial phase of the puddingwife. Caught, photographed and released from Spanish Harbor Key, Florida.

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Ferdy Christant

Lion

That has to be the most colorful fish I've ever seen. Amazing how nature keeps blowing our mind every day. Posted 11 years ago
1. travismorhardt
  
  Lion
  
  I was amazed as well when my friends and I were catching these! We caught a different fish almost every cast, it was truly incredible! I uploaded the best two out of the group. Posted 11 years ago

The Puddingwife wrasse

''Halichoeres radiatus'', the Puddingwife wrasse, 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 of from 2 to 55 metres with younger fish up to subadult being found in much shallower waters from 1 to 5 metres . This species can reach a length of 51 centimetres TL though most do not exceed 40 centimetres.. more

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Similar species: Perch-like Fishes

Species identified by travismorhardt