Zigzag Wrasse

Scientific Name: Halichoeres scapularis
Family: Wrasses - Labridae
Maximum Size: 20cm
Identification: TP - Pale green with blue to lavender scale margins; blue to lavender bands on head, large black diffuse spot on forebody.
Favourite: Solitary or form groups.
Hide-out: Sand and rubble bottoms and seagrass beds near reefs to 20m.
Location: Asian Pacific - Red Sea and E. Africa to Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu. S. Japan to Great Barrier Reef.

Yellowface Wrasse

Scientific Name: Halichoeres solorensis
Family: Wrasses - Labridae
Maximum Size: 18cm
Identification: TP - Mauve to gray to nearly black body, yellowish head with pink bands; black spot on pectoral fin base, yellow-ringed black spot on front of dorsal fin.
Hide-out: Coral-rich areas of shoreline, lagoon and seaward reefs in 10-40m.
Location: Asian Pacific - Indonesia and Philippines.

Wisata Wrasse

Scientific Name: Halichoeres binotopsis
Family: Wrasses - Labridae
Maximum Size: 12cm
Identification: TP - Light green with 4-5 squarish dark bars on back; red stripes on lower side, bands on head and tail.
Favourite: Solitary or form small groups.
Hide-out: Coral-rich areas of coastal reefs and lagoons in 2-8m.
Location: Localized - Bali to Papua New Guinea.