Pastel-Green Wrasse

Scientific Name: Halichoeres chloropterus
Family: Wrasses - Labridae
Maximum Size: 19cm
Identification: TP - Pastel green with lavender scale spots; lavender markings on head, may display small yellow patch behind eye.
Favourite: Solitary.
Hide-out: Protected, silty reefs of lagoons, sheltered coast and adjacent sand and rubble bottoms to 10m.
Location: Asian Pacific - Sumatra in Indonesia, Micronesia to Solomon Is. Philippines to Great Barrier Reef.

Ornate Wrasse

Scientific Name: Halichoeres ornatissimus
Family: Wrasses - Labridae
Maximum Size: 15cm
Identification: TP/IP - Greenish with lattice of inter-linked rose stripes and bars; irregular rose and green bands on head; small dark spot behind eye.
Favourite: Solitary.
Hide-out: Lagoon and seaward reefs in 10-40m.
Location: Pacific - Indonesia, Palau and Mariana Is. in Micronesia, Hawaii and French Polynesia. S. Japan to Great Barrier Reef.

Nebulous Wrasse

Scientific Name: Halichoeres nebulosus
Family: Wrasses - Labridae
Maximum Size: 12cm
Identification: TP - Shades of green; variable mauve markings including large blotch on mid-body, ocellated spot on mid-dorsal fin, boomerang-shaped pink marking below eye.
Favourite: Form groups.
Hide-out: Shallow weedy areas near reefs to 40m.
Location: Indo-Asian Pacific - Red Sea and E. Africa to Papua New Guinea. S. Japan to Australia.