Southern Wrasse

Scientific Name: Stethojulis notialis
Family: Wrasses - Labridae
Maximum Size: 10cm
Identification: IP - Green back gradating to pale underside with fine dark reticulations; broad yellow stripe from upper head to upper tail base.
Favourite: Form small groups.
Hide-out: Mixed botoms of sand, rubble, weeds, and coral, usually less than 6m.
Location: West Pacific - Fiji, New Caledonia and Norfolk I.