Circle-Cheek Wrasse

Scientific Name: Halichoeres miniatus
Family: Wrasses - Labridae
Maximum Size: 10cm
Identification: Varigated pattern, has circular pink marking on cheek.
Favourite: Occurs in groups.
Hide-out: Sheltered rubble and coral reefs in 1-10m.
Location: West Pacific - Indonesia to Solomon Islands and northern Great Barrier Reef, northward to southern Japan.

Checkerboard Wrasse

Scientific Name: Halichoeres hortulanus
Family: Wrasses - Labridae
Maximum Size: 27cm
Identification: TP - Green with blue bar on each scale; mauve or orange bands on head, pale green area behind head, yellow spot below front of dorsal fin.
Favourite: Solitary.
Hide-out: Sand patches of lagoons and seaward reefs to 35m.
Location: Indo-Pacific - Red Sea and E. Africa to Micronesia, Line Is. and French Polynesia. S. Japan to S.E. Australia.

Canarytop Wrasse

Scientific Name: Halichoeres leucoxanthus
Family: Wrasses - Labridae
Maximum Size: 11cm
Identification: TP - Bright golden-yellow upper body, white below. IP - Similar, but with 3 black spots on dorsal fin.
Favourite: Form small groups.
Hide-out: Sand and rubble fringes of coral reefs in 20-40m.
Location: Indian Ocean - Maldives and Andaman Sea to Bali.