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Yellowhead Wrasse

Halichoeres garnoti

Reef ridges separated by sandy channels; Continuous reef habitat

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Yellowhead Wrasse

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Habitat in featured records
Reef ridges separated by sandy channels; Continuous reef habitat
Depths in featured records
6.4–15.7 m
Viewing activities
Scuba diving

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These dated records show past presence. They do not establish today’s abundance, guarantee a sighting, or describe the species’ entire range.

Florida Keys

Recorded here

5,147 OBIS records in the regional query · snapshot 2026-09-12.

Depths in retrieved records
6.4–15.7 m
Habitat in retrieved records
Reef ridges separated by sandy channels; Continuous reef habitat
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View example source records
  • OBIS · 2026-05-02iNaturalist research-grade observations · glogg19 · https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
  • OBIS · 2018-09-12Florida Keys Reef Visual Census 2018 · NOAA FKNMS · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode
  • OBIS · 2018-06-29Florida Keys Reef Visual Census 2018 · NOAA FKNMS · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode