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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)
Semicossyphus pulcher (California Sheephead)
Tine juvenile, less than 1" long
Semicossyphus pulcher (California Sheephead)
Tiny juvenile
Semicossyphus pulcher (California Sheephead)
Semicossyphus pulcher (California Sheephead)
Semicossyphus pulcher (California Sheephead)
Semicossyphus pulcher (California Sheephead)
Semicossyphus pulcher (California Sheephead)
Semicossyphus pulcher (California Sheephead)
Semicossyphus pulcher (California Sheephead)
Semicossyphus pulcher (California Sheephead)
Semicossyphus pulcher (California Sheephead)
Semicossyphus pulcher (California Sheephead)
Semicossyphus pulcher (California Sheephead)
Semicossyphus pulcher (California Sheephead)
Semicossyphus pulcher (California Sheephead)
Semicossyphus pulcher (California Sheephead)
Semicossyphus pulcher (California Sheephead)
Semicossyphus pulcher (California Sheephead)
Semicossyphus pulcher (California Sheephead)
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