Sixbar Wrasse

Scientific Name: Thalassoma hardwicke
Family: Wrasses - Labridae
Maximum Size: 20cm
Identification: TP/IP - Pale green to whitish with 5-6 black saddles that gradually decrease in size towards tail; pink bands on head, purple to black band on rear edge of gill cover.
Favourite: Form groups.
Hide-out: Coastal, lagoon and outer reefs to 15m.
Location: Indo-Pacific - E. Africa to Line Is., Austral and Tuamotu Is. in French Polynesia. S. Japan to E. Australia.