Floral Wrasse

Scientific Name: Cheilinus chlorourus
Family: Wrasses - Labridae
Maximum Size: 36cm
Identification: Highly variable from orange-brown to green-brown; usually prominent horizontal rows of pink or white dots, often white to whitish blotches on back and tail.
Favourite: Solitary.
Hide-out: Mixed sand, rubble and coral areas of lagoons and coastal reefs in 2-30m.
Location: Indo-Pacific - E. Africa to Micronesia and Tuamotu, Marquesas and Rapa Is. in French Polynesia. S.W. Japan to E. Australia.