Surge Wrasse

Scientific Name: Thalassoma purpureum
Family: Wrasses - Labridae
Maximum Size: 43cm
Identification: TP - Green to blue; pink to lavender bands on head, irregular purple stripe on back and pair of reddish stripes on side.
Favourite: Form groups.
Hide-out: Surge zone of reef flats and rocky coasts to 5m.
Location: Indo-Pacific - Red Sea and E. Africa to Hawaii and Easter I. in the southeast Pacific. S. Japan to Australia.