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Dwarf Wrasse

Doratonotus megalepis

Classification

Family
Labridae

The dwarf wrasse, Doratonotus megalepis, is a species of wrasse native to tropical waters of the western Atlantic Ocean from Florida, United States, to Brazil and in the eastern Atlantic from around Ile Las Rolas, São Tomé, and the Cape Verde Islands. It is found in beds of turtle grass at depths of 1 to 15 m (3. 3 to 49.

Distribution

Jeffrey T. Williams · CC0
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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Brazil · 33Mexico · 25United States of America · 11France · 2United Kingdom · 1