| Family: |
Labrisomidae (Labrisomids) |
| Max. size: |
2.5 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
reef-associated; marine; depth range 1 - 8 m |
| Distribution: |
Western Central Atlantic: Bahamas (Ref. 5521), Virgin Islands (Ref. 26180), Belize, Honduras, and Colombia (Ref. 26280). Also Navassa Island (Ref. 50108). |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 18-19; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-8; Anal soft rays: 15-16; Vertebrae: 31-33. Dark blotches on trunk often arranged in 2 or 3 horizontal tiers; pale gap between 2 blotches of darker pigment on pectoral-fin base with wavy margins; cheek with irregular horseshoe-shaped blotch of pigment; no streak of dark pigment along distal edge of preopercle. |
| Biology: |
Inhabits coral reefs. |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 24 March 2011 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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