Halichoeres Sazimai
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''Halichoeres sazimai'', Sazima's wrasse, is a species of fish in the family Labridae found in deeper (20m+) and cooler waters off southeastern
Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
. It's closely related to the north Atlantic species Halichoeres bathyphillus, but DNA evidence shows they are different. They are often found in small groups of 5-10 individuals around rocky reefs.


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Fish described in 2009 Halichoeres Taxa named by Luiz A. Rocha {{Labridae-stub