Humphead Wrasse

Scientific Name: Cheilinus undulatus
Family: Wrasses - Labridae
Maximum Size: 229cm
Identification: TP - Blue head with maze-like markings, green body with dark vertical streaks; pronounced hump above eyes.
Favourite: Solitary or occasionally in pairs; wary.
Hide-out: Lagoon and outer reefs to 60m.
Location: Indo-Pacific - Red Sea and E. Africa to Micronesia and Tuamotu Is. in French Polynesia. S.W. Japan to Australia and New Caledonia.

Floral Wrasse

Scientific Name: Cheilinus chlorourus
Family: Wrasses - Labridae
Maximum Size: 36cm
Identification: Highly variable from orange-brown to green-brown; usually prominent horizontal rows of pink or white dots, often white to whitish blotches on back and tail.
Favourite: Solitary.
Hide-out: Mixed sand, rubble and coral areas of lagoons and coastal reefs in 2-30m.
Location: Indo-Pacific - E. Africa to Micronesia and Tuamotu, Marquesas and Rapa Is. in French Polynesia. S.W. Japan to E. Australia.

Philippine Wrasse

Scientific Name: Pseudocoris bleekeri
Family: Wrasses - Labridae
Maximum Size: 15cm
Identification: TP - Green with combination of dark bars; elongate spots and saddles, yellow patch on middle of side.
Hide-out: Rubble and coral slopes of seaward reefs in 10-30m.
Location: Asian Pacific - Bali to Moluccan Is. in Indonesia, Philippines and S.W. Japan.