Smalltail Wrasse

Scientific Name: Pseudojuloides cerasinus
Family: Wrasses - Labridae
Maximum Size: 12cm
Identification: TP - Green upper body, blue below; bicolor blue and yellow mid-body stripe, wide black tail margin.
Favourite: Form small groups.
Hide-out: Rubble, weed and coral areas of lagoon and seaward reefs to 61m, usually over 20m.
Location: Indo-West Pacific - E. Africa to Samoa and Hawaii. S. Japan to Australia.