Tripletail Wrasse

Scientific Name: Cheilinus trilobatus
Family: Wrasses - Labridae
Maximum Size: 45cm
Identification: TP - Shades of green; ornate pattern of pink lines and spots cover head, two white to whitish bars on tail base; rounded tail fin with protruding upper and lower lobes.
Favourite: Solitary and wary.
Hide-out: Lagoons, passes and outer reefs to 30m.
Location: Indo-Pacific - E. Africa to Micronesia and Tuamotu Is. in French Polynesia. S.W. Japan to Australia and New Caledonia.