Twotone Wrasse

Scientific Name: Halichoeres prosopeion
Family: Wrasses - Labridae
Maximum Size: 13cm
Identification: TP - Purplish head and forebody gradating to yellow rear body; black spot on front of dorsal fin.
Favourite: Solitary or form groups.
Hide-out: Coral-rich areas of lagoons, patch reefs and puter slopes in 2-40m.
Location: West Pacific - Indonesia and Palau to Samoa. S.W. Japan to S.E. Australia.