Halichoeres sazimai, Sazima's wrasse, is a species of fish in the family Labridae found in deeper (20m+) and cooler waters off southeastern Brazil. It's closely related to the north Atlantic species Halichoeres bathyphillus, but DNA evidence shows they are different.[1] They are often found in small groups of 5-10 individuals around rocky reefs.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Genus: | Halichoeres |
| Species: | H. sazimai
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| Halichoeres sazimai Luiz, Ferreira & Rocha, 2009
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References
edit- ^ Luiz, Osmar J.; Ferreira, Carlos E. L.; Rocha, Luiz A. (2009-05-06). "Halichoeres sazimai, a new species of wrasse (Perciformes: Labridae) from the Western South Atlantic". Zootaxa. 2092 (1): 37–46. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2092.1.3. ISSN 1175-5334.
- ^ "Halichoeres sazimai". www.fishbase.se. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
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