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Asian sheepshead wrasse

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Kingdom
  
Family
  
Labridae

Scientific name
  
Semicossyphus reticulatus

Higher classification
  
Semicossyphus

Order
  
Perciformes

Genus
  
Semicossyphus

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Wrasse, Semicossyphus, Calotomus japonicus, California sheephead, Humphead wrasse

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The Asian sheepshead wrasse, Semicossyphus reticulatus, is a species of wrasse, one of the largest, native to the western Pacific Ocean, where it is only known from Korean Peninsula, China, Japan, and the Ogasawara Islands, where it inhabits rocky reef areas. It can reach 100 cm (39 in) in total length and the greatest weight recorded for this species is 14.7 kg (32 lb). This species is valued as a food fish in its native range.

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References

Asian sheepshead wrasse Wikipedia


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