Wrasses
Blue-streak Cleaner Wrasse
Labroides dimidiatus
Usually seen ON another fish cleaning it, not alone! Up to 10cm.
Bird Wrasse
Gomphosus caeruleus
Come in various colors during various stages of their life, but recognized by its bird beak-like nose.
Six-bar Wrasse
Thalassoma hardwicke
One of the smaller wrasses; up to 20cm, also with a lunate tail.
Jansen's Wrasse
Thalassoma jensenii
Also one of the smaller wrasses, and lunate-tailed. Up to to 20cm.
Two-tone Wrasse
Thalassoma jensenii
Up to 20cm. Note the lunate tail.
Checkerboard Wrasse
Hemitautoga hortulanus
Shading of colors can vary, but the checkerboard pattern is distinctive. Up to 25cm.
Banded Thick-lip Wrasse
Hemigymnus fasciatus
Coloration can vary, but is always banded. Up to 30cm.
Queen Rainbow-Wrasse
Allocoris formosa
Female with spots; male with vertical bands. Up to 50cm.
Half-and-Half Wrasse
Hemigymnus melaperus
Up to 50cm.
Triple-tail Maori Wrasse
Cheilinus trilobatus
Light pink spots & scribbles on head and "triple" shaped tail helps identify the juvenile on right. Up to 40cm.
Reindeer Wrasse (Juvenile)
Novaculichthys taeniourus
Juvenile picture only; have yet to see an adult, which looks completely different! Reindeer Wrasse are also know as Rockmover Wrasse.