page_title: Thalassoma bifasciatum
hierarchical_section_title: Thalassoma bifasciatum
caption_attribution_description: Bluehead Wrasse, Belize Barrier Reef
context_page_description: Thalassoma bifasciatum, the bluehead, bluehead wrasse or blue-headed wrasse, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a wrasse from the family Labridae. It is native to the coral reefs of the tropical waters of the western Atlantic Ocean. Individuals are small and rarely live longer than two years. They form large schools over the reef and are important cleaner fish in the reefs they inhabit.
context_section_description: Thalassoma bifasciatum, the bluehead, bluehead wrasse or blue-headed wrasse, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a wrasse from the family Labridae. It is native to the coral reefs of the tropical waters of the western Atlantic Ocean. Individuals are small (less than 110 mm standard length) and rarely live longer than two years.  They form large schools over the reef and are important cleaner fish in the reefs they inhabit.
caption: Blue-headed wrasse
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