Sharpnose Wrasse

Scientific Name: Wetmorella nigropinnata
Family: Wrasses - Labridae
Maximum Size: 8cm
Identification: Red to brownish; yellow bar behind eye and another across tail base, white-edged black spot on ventral, rear dorsal and anal fins.
Favourite: Solitary.
Hide-out: Recesses, caves and crevices of lagoon and seaward reefs to 30m.
Location: Indo-Pacific - Red Sea and E. Africa to Marquesas Is. and Pitcaim Is. east of French Polynesia. S.W. Japan to Australia.