Dusky Wrasse

Scientific Name: Halichoeres marginatus
Family: Wrasses - Labridae
Maximum Size: 17cm
Identification: TP - Green to brownish, tail green with ornate central bar; narrow blue bands on head, stripes of joined dark blue spots on body.
Favourite: Solitary or form small groups.
Hide-out: Coral-rich areas of lagoons and outer reefs to 30m.
Location: Indo-Pacific - Red Sea and E. Africa to Micronesia, Line Is. and Tuamotu Is. in French Polynesia. S. Japan to S.E. Australia.