Indian Pinstriped Wrasse

Scientific Name: Halichoeres vrolikii
Family: Wrasses - Labridae
Maximum Size: 13cm
Identification: TP - Light green with darker green stripes of linked spots; 3-4 narrow greenish white bars on back, green and pink bands on head, yellow pectoral fin base.
Favourite: Solitary.
Hide-out: Coral reefs in 2-20m.
Location: Indo-Asian Pacific - Maldives and Andaman Sea to Moluccan Is. in E. Indonesia.

Green-Headed Wrasse

Scientific Name: Halichoeres chlorocephalus
Family: Wrasses - Labridae
Maximum Size: 9cm
Identification: IP - Purple with narrow orange stripes. TP - Dark purple with orange stripes on lime-green head.
Favourite: Form small groups.
Hide-out: Silty lagoon and coastal reefs in 15-30m.
Location: Localized - Togean Is. in Tomini Bay, E. Sulawesi, Indonesia. Also Palawan in Philippines and Papua New Guinea.

Greenback Wrasse

Scientific Name: Halichoeres nigrescens
Family: Wrasses - Labridae
Maximum Size: 14cm
Identification: TP - Dark green upper body, pale below; 4-6 narrow pale bars, purple or reddish bands on head, stripes on upper forebody, bars on tail.
Favourite: Usually form groups.
Hide-out: Silty or weedy reefs near shore to 10m.
Location: Indo-Asian Pacific - E. Africa to Australia, north to S. Japan.