Labridae
Notolabrus fucicola (Richardson, 1840)
Notolabrus fucicola (Richardson, 1840)
Notolabrus fucicola is the largest wrasse in New Zealand waters, found in Australia and New Zealand's temperate coastal reefs.
Notolabrus gymnogenis (Günther, 1862)
Notolabrus gymnogenis (Günther, 1862)
Notolabrus gymnogenis is a wrasse from eastern Australia that shifts its range deeper as ocean temperatures warm.
Notolabrus inscriptus (Richardson, 1848)
Notolabrus inscriptus (Richardson, 1848)
Notolabrus inscriptus, the inscribed wrasse, is a territorial carnivorous wrasse found in the South Pacific near Australia and New Zealand.
Notolabrus parilus (Richardson, 1850)
Notolabrus parilus (Richardson, 1850)
Notolabrus parilus, the brownspotted wrasse, is a protogynous hermaphrodite wrasse species found in coastal southern Australian waters.
Notolabrus tetricus (Richardson, 1840)
Notolabrus tetricus (Richardson, 1840)
Notolabrus tetricus, the blue throated wrasse, is a species of wrasse endemic to the coastal waters of southeastern Australia.
Pictilabrus laticlavius (Richardson, 1840)
Pictilabrus laticlavius (Richardson, 1840)
Pictilabrus laticlavius is a fish species endemic to temperate coastal waters of southern Australia, with distinct male and female/juvenile colouration.
Suezichthys arquatus Russell, 1985
Suezichthys arquatus Russell, 1985
Suezichthys arquatus (rainbow slender wrasse) is a small marine wrasse native to the western Pacific Ocean.
Halichoeres bivittatus (Bloch, 1791)
Halichoeres bivittatus (Bloch, 1791)
Halichoeres bivittatus, the slippery dick wrasse, is a small reef-associated wrasse native to the western Atlantic Ocean with distinct life phase coloration and variable spawning behavior.
Halichoeres radiatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Halichoeres radiatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Halichoeres radiatus, the puddingwife wrasse, is a western Atlantic wrasse species found on reefs with minor commercial and aquarium use.
Halichoeres garnoti (Valenciennes, 1839)
Halichoeres garnoti (Valenciennes, 1839)
Halichoeres garnoti, the yellowhead wrasse, is a small sex-changing reef fish found in the western Atlantic Ocean with variable life-stage coloration.
Halichoeres biocellatus Schultz, 1960
Halichoeres biocellatus Schultz, 1960
Halichoeres biocellatus, the red-lined wrasse, is a small Pacific reef wrasse mimicked by juvenile slender groupers.
Halichoeres chloropterus (Bloch, 1791)
Halichoeres chloropterus (Bloch, 1791)
Halichoeres chloropterus, the pastel-green wrasse, is a Pacific wrasse species found in shallow reef areas, fished locally and sold in aquariums.
Halichoeres chrysus Randall, 1981
Halichoeres chrysus Randall, 1981
Halichoeres chrysus Randall, 1981 is a small yellow wrasse native to the central Indo-Pacific that lives on reef slopes down to 30 m.
Halichoeres claudia Randall & Rocha, 2009
Halichoeres claudia Randall & Rocha, 2009
Halichoeres claudia, the Christmas wrasse, is a Labridae wrasse species found across the southwestern Pacific and isolated parts of the Indian Ocean.
Halichoeres hortulanus (Lacepède, 1801)
Halichoeres hortulanus (Lacepède, 1801)
Halichoeres hortulanus, the checkerboard wrasse, is a small Indo-Pacific reef fish with changing sex and coloration over its lifetime.
Halichoeres maculipinna (Müller & Troschel, 1848)
Halichoeres maculipinna (Müller & Troschel, 1848)
Halichoeres maculipinna is a small wrasse species native to the northwestern Atlantic that lives in reefs and rocky areas.
Halichoeres melanurus (Bleeker, 1851)
Halichoeres melanurus (Bleeker, 1851)
Halichoeres melanurus, the tail-spot wrasse, is a small western Pacific wrasse popular in the aquarium trade with distinct color differences between sexes.
Halichoeres nebulosus (Valenciennes, 1839)
Halichoeres nebulosus (Valenciennes, 1839)
Halichoeres nebulosus, the nebulous wrasse, is a small reef wrasse from the Indo-West Pacific that appears in the aquarium trade.
Halichoeres poeyi (Steindachner, 1867)
Halichoeres poeyi (Steindachner, 1867)
Halichoeres poeyi (blackear wrasse) is a small western Atlantic wrasse species sold in the aquarium trade, with a 1000-fish annual quota per company in Brazil.
Halichoeres prosopeion (Bleeker, 1853)
Halichoeres prosopeion (Bleeker, 1853)
Halichoeres prosopeion, the twotone wrasse, is a small wrasse species native to coral reefs of the western Pacific Ocean.
Halichoeres richmondi Fowler & Bean, 1928
Halichoeres richmondi Fowler & Bean, 1928
Halichoeres richmondi, Richmond's wrasse, is a small Indo-Pacific wrasse with age-dependent color variation found in shallow soft coral habitats.
Halichoeres scapularis (Bennett, 1832)
Halichoeres scapularis (Bennett, 1832)
Halichoeres scapularis, the zigzag wrasse, is a small reef fish with age-variable coloration found in Indo-West Pacific shallow reefs.
Oxyjulis californica (Günther, 1861)
Oxyjulis californica (Günther, 1861)
Oxyjulis californica, commonly called señorita, is a common cleaner wrasse native to the eastern Pacific coast of North America.
Thalassoma bifasciatum (Bloch, 1791)
Thalassoma bifasciatum (Bloch, 1791)
Thalassoma bifasciatum, the bluehead wrasse, is an Atlantic coral reef fish with two distinct color phases tied to size and sex change.
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