Magenta-Streaked Wrasse

Scientific Name: Cirrhilabrus laboutei
Family: Wrasses - Labridae
Maximum Size: 11cm
Identification: TP - Pattern of curved red and yellow-orange lines on upper body, white below; diagonal magenta band at pectoral fin base.
Favourite: Solitary or form small groups.
Hide-out: Rubble bottoms near coral reefs in 8-55m.
Location: Localized - Coral Sea, New Caledonia including Loyalty Is, Vanuatu and Fiji.