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Semicossyphus pulcher (California Sheephead)
Scientific name: Semicossyphus pulcher

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

Common name: California Sheephead
Locations: Eastern Pacific
Group: Marine LifeFishWrasses

Sheephead all start female. When they're the biggest one in the area, they change to male, develop a stronger forehead, and get darker on both ends.

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Semicossyphus pulcher (California Sheephead)
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