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Slippery Dick

Halichoeres bivittatus

Continuous reef habitat; Patch reefs; Reef ridges separated by sandy channels; Reef rubble

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Slippery Dick

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Habitat in featured records
Continuous reef habitat; Patch reefs; Reef ridges separated by sandy channels; Reef rubble
Depths in featured records
2.1–10.5 m
Viewing activities
Scuba diving · Snorkeling

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The available records do not establish a reliable local viewing season. Use the map’s month filter to inspect dated observations; it does not predict an encounter.

WHERE HAS IT BEEN RECORDED?

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These dated records show past presence. They do not establish today’s abundance, guarantee a sighting, or describe the species’ entire range.

Florida Keys

Recorded here

5,898 OBIS records in the regional query · snapshot 2026-09-12.

Depths in retrieved records
2.1–10.5 m
Habitat in retrieved records
Continuous reef habitat; Patch reefs; Reef ridges separated by sandy channels; Reef rubble
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View example source records
  • OBIS · 2018-08-15Florida Keys Reef Visual Census 2018 · NOAA FKNMS · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode
  • OBIS · 2018-06-27Florida Keys Reef Visual Census 2018 · NOAA FKNMS · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode
  • OBIS · 2016-11-09Florida Keys Reef Visual Census 2016 · NOAA FKNMS · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode