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Polylepion
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Polylepion

Polylepion is a genus of wrasses native to the Pacific Ocean. It is also known as a bleeding wrasse. They are mostly found over sandy waters from Mexico to Nicaragua, including Cocos Island.

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3 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 3 known species

Russell's striped hogfish

speciesPolylepion russelli

Candystriped Wrasse

speciesPolylepion gilmorei

Bleeding Wrasse

speciesPolylepion cruentum

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 91220.