Ornate Wrasse

Scientific Name: Macropharyngodon ornatus
Family: Wrasses - Labridae
Maximum Size: 12cm
Identification: TP - Black body with blue spot on each scale; head and fins orange with dark-edged blue bands.
Favourite: Solitary or form small groups.
Hide-out: Sand and rubble bottoms of coral reefs in 3-30m.
Location: East Indo-West Pacific - Andaman Sea to Samoa. S.W. Japan to Australia.