New Guinea Wrasse

Scientific Name: Anampses neoguinaicus
Family: Wrasses - Labridae
Maximum Size: 17cm
Identification: TP - Yellowish white with pale blue vertical lines on scales; upper head dark with blue line markings, salmon, blue and black spot behind edge of upper gill cover.
Favourite: Solitary.
Hide-out: Coral-rich seaward slopes in 4-30m.
Location: West Pacific - E. Indonesia, Philippines and Palau in Micronesia to Fiji. S.W. Japan to Great Barrier Reef and New Caledonia.