Bird Wrasse

Scientific Name: Gomphosus varius
Family: Wrasses - Labridae
Maximum Size: 28cm
Identification: TP - Slender body with greatly elongate snout; blue-green head, green body; dark streak on pectoral fin.
Favourite: Solitary.
Hide-out: Coral-rich areas of lagoons and seaward reefs to 35m.
Location: Pacific - Indonesia to Hawaii, Marquesas and Rapa Is. in French Polynesia. S. Japan to Australia.