Redbreasted Wrasse

Scientific Name: Cheilinus fasciatus
Family: Wrasses - Labridae
Maximum Size: 36cm
Identification: Red-orange rear head and forebody; alternating white and blackish bars on body and tail.
Favourite: Solitary.
Hide-out: Mixed sand, rubble and coral areas of lagoons and coastal reefs in 3-40m.
Location: Indo-West Pacific - Red Sea to Micronesia and Samoa. S.W. Japan to E. Australia and New Caledonia.