Puddingwife Wrasse

Halichoeres radiatus

Fish

SKU Care Level Diet Reef Compatible Water

<div class="views-field views-field-field-product-summary tb" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"> <div class="field-content"> <p>The <strong>puddingwife wrasse</strong>, <em>Halichoeres radiatus</em>, is a species of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrasse" title="Wrasse">wrasse</a> native to the western <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_Ocean" title="Atlantic Ocean">Atlantic Ocean</a> from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">North Carolina</a> to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bermuda" title="Bermuda">Bermuda</a>, through the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Indies" title="West Indies">West Indies</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_of_Mexico" title="Gulf of Mexico">Gulf of Mexico</a>, to offshore islands of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil" title="Brazil">Brazil</a>, being absent from Brazilian coastal waters. It can be found on <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reefs" title="Reefs">reefs</a> at depths from 2 to 55 m (6.6 to 180.4 ft), with younger fish up to subadults being found in much shallower waters from 1 to 5 m (3.3 to 16.4 ft). This species can reach 51 cm (20 in) <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fish_measurement" title="Fish measurement">in total length</a>, though most do not exceed 40 cm (16 in). This species is of minor importance to local <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commercial_fisheries" title="Commercial fisheries">commercial fisheries</a> and can be found in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquarium" title="Aquarium">aquarium</a> trade.</p> </div> </div> <p> </p>