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title: "Yellowhead Wrasse"
description: "Halichoeres garnoti — Peixes. The yellowhead wrasse (Halichoeres garnoti) is a fish species belonging to wrasse family native to shallow tropical waters in the Caribbean Sea and western Atlantic Ocean."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/yellowhead-wrasse
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Yellowhead Wrasse

> Halichoeres garnoti — Peixes. The yellowhead wrasse (Halichoeres garnoti) is a fish species belonging to wrasse family native to shallow tropical waters in the Caribbean Sea and western Atlantic Ocean.

- Scientific name: *Halichoeres garnoti*
- Category: `fish` (Peixes)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mar e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 2449
- Wikidata: [Q3752250](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3752250)
- iNaturalist taxon: [49946](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/49946)

## Names

- en: Yellowhead Wrasse
- de: Gelbkopf-Lippfisch
- es: Doncella cabeciamarilla
- fr: Labre à tête jaune

## Countries with the most observations

MX (380), HN (219), BZ (189), KY (119), US (109), BS (108), CW (77), MQ (73), GP (66), VI (64), CU (53), LC (38)

## Summary

The yellowhead wrasse (Halichoeres garnoti) is a fish species belonging to wrasse family native to shallow tropical waters in the Caribbean Sea and western Atlantic Ocean.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellowhead_wrasse

## Photo

![Yellowhead Wrasse](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/yellowhead-wrasse/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jean-Paul Boerekamps · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/108110356

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/yellowhead-wrasse?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).