Disappearing Wrasse

Scientific Name: Pseudocheilinus evanidus
Family: Wrasses - Labridae
Maximum Size: 8cm
Identification: TP - Red to orange with thin white lines on side; white band under eye, bluish vertical streak on cheek, frequently with 5-6 diffuse pale bars.
Favourite: Solitary and cryptic.
Hide-out: Rubble and coral patches on seaward slopes in 6-40m.
Location: Indo-Pacific - Red Sea and E. Africa to Hawaii and French Polynesia. Izu Is. in S. Japan to Australia.