Redstripe Hogfish

Scientific Name: Bodianus opercularis
Family: Wrasses - Labridae
Maximum Size: 15cm
Identification: Slender body; bold red and white candy-stripe pattern; black spot on rear edge of gill cover.
Favourite: Solitary or form small groups.
Hide-out: Rubble bottoms on or adjacent to steep outer reef slopes in 35-70m.
Location: Indo-Asian Pacific - Red Sea to Palau and Marshall Is. in Micronesia.

Yellowfin Fairy Flasher

Scientific Name: Cirrhilabrus flavidorsalis
Family: Wrasses - Labridae
Maximum Size: 6.5cm
Identification: TP - White to pinkish with red upper head; 2 wide red bars on forebody, broad yellow margin on dorsal fin.
Hide-out: Rubble bottoms among coral patches in 12-30m.
Location: Asian Pacific - Indonesia and Philippines.

Neill's Hogfish

Scientific Name: Bodianus neilli
Family: Wrasses - Labridae
Maximum Size: 20cm
Identification: Reddish brown head and upper forebody, white lower and rear body; large blackish and red blotch on middle of dorsal and anal fins.
Favourite: Solitary.
Hide-out: Coastal reefs in 2-15m.
Location: Indian Ocean - Maldives to Andaman Sea.