Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Wounded Wrasse being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Halichoeres dispilus
- Halichoeres nigrescens
- Coris venusta
- Halichoeres poeyi
- Coris caudimacula
- Halichoeres margaritaceus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Labriformes
- Family
- Labridae
- Genus
- Halichoeres
- Species
- Halichoeres chierchiae
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