Wedge-Tailed Wrasse

Scientific Name: Labropsis xanthonota
Family: Wrasses - Labridae
Maximum Size: 14cm
Identification: TP - Bluish gray to brown with yellow spot on each scale; blue markings on head, yellow edge on gill cover, white triangular marking centered on tail.
Favourite: Solitary.
Hide-out: Coral-rich areas of clear lagoons to seaward reefs in 7-55m.
Location: Indo-West Pacific - E. Africa to Samoa. S.W. Japan to Great Barrier Reef.