Threespot Wrasse

Scientific Name: Halichoeres trimaculatus
Family: Wrasses - Labridae
Maximum Size: 27cm
Identification: TP - Pale yellowish green with lavender vertical streak on most scales; lavender bands on head, black spot on upper tail base and dusty to black spot on forebody.
Favourite: Solitary or form groups.
Hide-out: Sand and rubble with isolated coral heads to 18m.
Location: East Indo-Pacific - Christmas I. to Micronesia, Line Is. and French Polynesia. S. Japan to Australia and Lord Howe I.

Seagrass Wrasse

Scientific Name: Halichoeres papilionaceus
Family: Wrasses - Labridae
Maximum Size: 10cm
Identification: TP - Shades of green with variable mauve bar or blotch markings on back; pink bands on head, black tail margin.
Favourite: Form aggregations.
Hide-out: Seagrass beds and weedy areas to 4m.
Location: Asian Pacific - Indonesia, Malaysian Peninsula, Philippines, Palau and Papua New Guinea.

Redhead Wrasse

Scientific Name: Halichoeres rubricephalus
Family: Wrasses - Labridae
Maximum Size: 10cm
Identification: TP - Bright red head, bluish black body.
Favourite: Solitary or form small groups.
Hide-out: Coastal patch reefs in 15-35m.
Location: Localized - Known only from Maumere area of Flores I. in Indonesia.