Redback Ring Wrasse

Scientific Name: Hologymnosus rhodonotus
Family: Wrasses - Labridae
Maximum Size: 32cm
Identification: IP - Elongate; white with 3-4 red stripes becoming yellow towards tail, white belly; dark 'ear' spot.
Favourite: Solitary or form groups.
Hide-out: Mixed rubble, coral and Halimeda algae in 15-40m.
Location: Asian Pacific - Hibernia Reef, Timor Sea in Indonesia, Philippines to S.W. Japan.