Seagrass Razorfish

Scientific Name: Novaculichthys macrolepidotus
Family: Wrasses - Labridae
Maximum Size: 15cm
Identification: TP - Bright green with dark band and lines radiating from eye; several black spots usually just before tail base.
Favourite: Form aggregations in seagrass and weed beds.
Hide-out: Lagoons and coastal areas to 5m.
Location: Indo-Asian Pacific - Red Sea and E. Africa to Micronesia and New Guinea. S.W. Japan to S.E. Australia and Lord Howe I.