Greenback Wrasse

Scientific Name: Halichoeres nigrescens
Family: Wrasses - Labridae
Maximum Size: 14cm
Identification: TP - Dark green upper body, pale below; 4-6 narrow pale bars, purple or reddish bands on head, stripes on upper forebody, bars on tail.
Favourite: Usually form groups.
Hide-out: Silty or weedy reefs near shore to 10m.
Location: Indo-Asian Pacific - E. Africa to Australia, north to S. Japan.