Torpedo Wrasse

Scientific Name: Pseudocoris heteroptera
Family: Wrasses - Labridae
Maximum Size: 20cm
Identification: TP - Blue-green head and forebody with alternating yellow and blackish bars behind; dark patch behind eye.
Favourite: Form groups well above bottom.
Hide-out: Mixed sand, rubble and coral areas with periodic strong currents in 15-24m.
Location: Indo-Asian Pacific - Chagos to S. Japan and Papua New Guinea.