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Clepticus parrae (Creole Wrasse)
Scientific name: Clepticus parrae

Taxonomy: Kingdom Animalia → Phylum Chordata → Subphylum Vertebrata → Infraphylum Gnathostomata → Parvphylum Osteichthyes → Gigaclass Actinopterygii → Class Actinopteri → Subclass Teleostei → Order Eupercaria → Family Labridae → Genus Clepticus

Common name: Creole Wrasse
Locations: Caribbean
Group: Marine LifeFishWrasses

Juveniles are a more uniform purple color, with checkerboard-pattern spots on their backs.

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Clepticus parrae (Creole Wrasse)
Clepticus parrae (Creole Wrasse)
Clepticus parrae (Creole Wrasse)
Clepticus parrae (Creole Wrasse)
Clepticus parrae (Creole Wrasse)
Clepticus parrae (Creole Wrasse)
Clepticus parrae (Creole Wrasse)
Clepticus parrae (Creole Wrasse)
Not sure why they were so interested in the end of the sponge
Clepticus parrae (Creole Wrasse)
Clepticus parrae (Creole Wrasse)
Clepticus parrae (Creole Wrasse)
Clepticus parrae (Creole Wrasse)
Clepticus parrae (Creole Wrasse)
Clepticus parrae (Creole Wrasse)
Clepticus parrae (Creole Wrasse)
Clepticus parrae (Creole Wrasse)
Clepticus parrae (Creole Wrasse)
Clepticus parrae (Creole Wrasse)
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