Puddingwife wrasse

Puddingwife wrasse

Taxobox | name = Puddingwife wrasse


image_width = 240px
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Actinopterygii
ordo = Perciformes
familia = Labridae
genus = "Halichoeres"
species = "Halichoeres radiatus"
binomial = "Halichoeres radiatus"
binomial_authority = (Linnaeus, 1758)The puddingwife wrasse (Halichoeres radiatus) is found in the southern reefs of the Gulf of Mexico. This fish is green with a pinkish top with many green lines along the face. The puddingwife is small and at most reaches three or four pounds. Due to its small size, it is not generally eaten. Fishing for a puddingwife often entails using spinning tackle with a small hook, and bits of shrimp as bait.Fact|date=August 2007 Another common name for this fish is Doncella.

References

Sport Fish of the Gulf of Mexico

External links

* [http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=1068 Species description]


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