Western King Wrasse

Scientific Name: Coris auricularis
Family: Wrasses - Labridae
Maximum Size: 40cm
Identification: TP - Shades of red to maroon with white chin; white bar followed by scarlet bar behind pectoral fin, dark spot on rear gill cover, dark upper margin on pectoral fin.
Favourite: Solitary.
Hide-out: Rocky reefs or coral areas in 2-40m.
Location: Abrolhos Is. south of Coral Bay in W. Australia.