Pastel-Green Wrasse

Scientific Name: Halichoeres chloropterus
Family: Wrasses - Labridae
Maximum Size: 19cm
Identification: TP - Pastel green with lavender scale spots; lavender markings on head, may display small yellow patch behind eye.
Favourite: Solitary.
Hide-out: Protected, silty reefs of lagoons, sheltered coast and adjacent sand and rubble bottoms to 10m.
Location: Asian Pacific - Sumatra in Indonesia, Micronesia to Solomon Is. Philippines to Great Barrier Reef.