Thalassoma bifasciatum (bluehead wrasse) (San Salvador Island, Bahamas) 13 (16152733765)

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Summary[edit] Description: Thalassoma bifasciatum Bloch, 1791 - bluehead wrasse (adult coloration/terminal phase). The subtriangular-shaped, olive-green colored algae in the background are Turbinaria saucer leaf algae. The branching twiggy algae next to the fish's head is a calcareous red alga (Rhodophyta). Classification: Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Actinopterygii, Perciformes, Labridae Locality: patch reef south of French Bay government dock, southwestern San Salvador Island, eastern Bahamas. Date: 15 March 2013, 13:15. Source: Thalassoma bifasciatum (bluehead wrasse) (San Salvador Island, Bahamas) 13. Author: James St. John.