Creole wrasse

The Creole wrasse lives in the reef-associated, marine, depth range 1 - 40 m environment.

786_013 Blue chromis and juvenile Creole wrasse take shelter in coral, Chromis cyanea and Clepticus parrae, Belize, Caribbean Blue chromis and juvenile Creole wrasse take shelter in coral, Chromis cyanea and Clepticus parrae, Belize, Caribbean More

805_001 A creole wrasse, Clepticarpus parrae, swims over the healthy reef at Quebrada, Lighthouse Reef, Belize. A creole wrasse, Clepticarpus parrae, swims over the healthy reef at Quebrada, Lighthouse Reef, Belize. More

Creole Wrasse Identification * Recreation * Outdoor Recreation * Backpacking * Biking More

Creole wrasses, exhibit similar morphological characteristics that benefit them when it comes to feeding on minute animals in the water. Many zooplanktivores have small, highly protrusible, upturned mouths with small (or no) teeth in the jaws. More

Creole Wrasse 14 Day Guarantee Live Shipping Information Creole Wrasse = Creole Wrasse, Clepticus parrae, can be seen in Floridian waters, as well as throughout the Atlantic including Bermuda and northern South America. More

The Creole Wrasse has several color variations as it matures. Juveniles are purple or pink with a series of small spots along the dorsal. More

There were a bunch of creole wrasse all crowding in to get cleaned off by a small cleaner fish. The cleaner fish was a juvenile spanish hogfish. The creole wrasse were about 8 inches long and the spanish hogfish was about 2 inches long. More

The Creole Wrasse almost always dies in route from being shipped from the wild. To one foot in length. This one in Cancun, Mexico. More

Sign In or Sign Up now! Mating dance of creole wrasse in Caribbean off Belize, from scuba live-aboard. July 2007. Viewer discretion is advised. Music credits are at end. Royalty-free license (non-commercial use); see ... Mating dance of creole wrasse in Caribbean off Belize, from scuba live-aboard. July 2007. More

Common names

Barracuda waitin boy in English
Blue girl in English
Creole wrasse in English
Doncella mulata in Spanish (español)
Donzelle créole in French (français)
Gutu chikí in Papiamento
Kreolsk læbefisk in Danish (dansk)
Loro morao in Spanish (español)
Purple-tailed wrasse in English
Rabirrubia genízara in Spanish (español)
Sorrel chub in English
尖胸隆头鱼 in Mandarin Chinese
尖胸隆頭魚 in Mandarin Chinese

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Order : Perciformes
Family : Labridae
Genus : Clepticus
Species : Clepticus parrae
Authority : Bloch and Schneider, 1801