Scientific Name: Macropharyngodon choati
Family: Wrasses - Labridae
Maximum Size: 10cm
Identification: TP - White with red blotches and red stripes on lower head; large dark spot surrounded by yellow on gill cover.
Favourite: Solitary or form small groups.
Hide-out: Lagoons, passes and seaward reefs in 6-28m.
Location: Localized - S. Great Barrier Reef to N. New South Wales in Australia.
Choat's Wrasse
Saddleback Hogfish
Scientific Name: Bodianus bilunulatus
Family: Wrasses - Labridae
Maximum Size: 55cm
Identification: TP - Pale undercolor with numerous dark reddish to greenish or grayish brown thin stripes; large dark or pale spot below rear dorsal fin.
Favourite: Solitary; feed on benthic invertebrates.
Hide-out: Lagoons and outer reef slopes in 8-108m.
Location: Indo-Pacific - E. Africa to Hawaii and Pitcairn Is. east of French Polynesia. S. Japan to Australia.
Black Leopard Wrasse
Scientific Name: Macropharyngodon negrosensis
Family: Wrasses - Labridae
Maximum Size: 15cm
Identification: TP - Black with translucent tail that may have dark borders; several pale saddle blotches on back and band markings on head.
Favourite: Solitary or form small groups.
Hide-out: Mixed sand, rubble and coral areas in 8-32m.
Location: East Indo-West Pacific - Andaman Sea to Philippines and Samoa. S.W. Japan to S.E. Australia.
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