Weedy Surge Wrasse

Scientific Name: Halichoeres margaritaceus
Family: Wrasses - Labridae
Maximum Size: 13cm
Identification: TP - Shades of green with mauve scale spots forming a series of blotches along sides; pink diagonal band on cheek.
Favourite: Form groups.
Hide-out: Reef flats, shallow tops of patch reefs in areas exposed to surge to 3m.
Location: East Indo-Pacific - Cocos-Keeling Is. to Micronesia, Line Is. and Pitcaim Is. S. Japan to N.W. & S.E. Australia.