Cutribbon Wrasse

Scientific Name: Stethojulis interrupta
Family: Wrasses - Labridae
Maximum Size: 13cm
Identification: TP - Orangish rust upper body, green below; pair of blue to green stripes, one on back, other extends from snout to tail usually interrupted on forebody.
Favourite: Form groups.
Hide-out: Reef flats and coastal shallows to 18m, but usually less than 3m.
Location: East Indo-Pacific - E. Andaman Sea and W. Australia to Tuamotu Is. in French Polynesia. S. Japan to E. Australia.

Surge Wrasse

Scientific Name: Thalassoma purpureum
Family: Wrasses - Labridae
Maximum Size: 43cm
Identification: TP - Green to blue; pink to lavender bands on head, irregular purple stripe on back and pair of reddish stripes on side.
Favourite: Form groups.
Hide-out: Surge zone of reef flats and rocky coasts to 5m.
Location: Indo-Pacific - Red Sea and E. Africa to Hawaii and Easter I. in the southeast Pacific. S. Japan to Australia.

Sixbar Wrasse

Scientific Name: Thalassoma hardwicke
Family: Wrasses - Labridae
Maximum Size: 20cm
Identification: TP/IP - Pale green to whitish with 5-6 black saddles that gradually decrease in size towards tail; pink bands on head, purple to black band on rear edge of gill cover.
Favourite: Form groups.
Hide-out: Coastal, lagoon and outer reefs to 15m.
Location: Indo-Pacific - E. Africa to Line Is., Austral and Tuamotu Is. in French Polynesia. S. Japan to E. Australia.