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	 Bird wrasse (Gomphosus varius)
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^o^| The bird wrasse, Gomphosus varius, is a species of the wrasse family. The bird wrasse is a medium-sized fish, it can reach a standard length of 30 cm. The bird wrasse is found in tropical and subtropical waters of the Indo-Pacific but with a distribution starting only in the eastern part of the Indian Ocean to the oceanic islands of the Pacific Ocean, the Hawaiian archipelago included. Order:	Perciformes, Family:	Labridae, Synonyms: Gomphosus tricolor Quoy & Gaimard, 1824.
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