Labridae
Atlantic Wrasse
Symphodus caeruleus (Azevedo, 1999)
Symphodus caeruleus is a sex-changing wrasse species endemic to the Azores, found on shallow rocky reefs.
Blacktailed Wrasse
Centrolabrus melanocercus (Risso, 1810)
The black-tailed wrasse (Centrolabrus melanocercus) is a marine wrasse found in the Mediterranean and Sea of Marmara.
Napoleon Wrasse
Cheilinus undulatus Rüppell, 1835
Cheilinus undulatus, the humphead wrasse, is the largest extant labrid, an opportunistic coral reef predator native to the Indo-Pacific.
Abudjubbe Wrasse
Cheilinus abudjubbe Rüppell, 1835
Cheilinus abudjubbe, the Abudjubbe wrasse, is a sometimes synonymized ray-finned wrasse from the western Indian Ocean and Red Sea.
Floral Maori Wrasse
Cheilinus chlorourus (Bloch, 1791)
Cheilinus chlorourus, the floral wrasse, is a mottled reef fish found across the Indo-Pacific at depths of 1 to 30 meters.
Redbreast Maori Wrasse
Cheilinus fasciatus (Bloch, 1791)
Cheilinus fasciatus, the red-breasted wrasse, is an Indo-Pacific reef fish that feeds on hard-shelled marine invertebrates.
Broomtail Wrasse
Cheilinus lunulatus (Forsskål, 1775)
Cheilinus lunulatus, the broomtail wrasse, is an oviparous reef wrasse native to the Red Sea to Gulf of Oman region.
Tripletail Maori Wrasse
Cheilinus trilobatus Lacepède, 1801
Cheilinus trilobatus Lacepède, 1801 is a reef fish with a distinct tri-lobed tail and patterned body, found in shallow Indo-Pacific lagoons and reefs.
Latent Slingjaw Wrasse
Epibulus brevis Carlson, Randall & Dawson, 2008
Epibulus brevis, the latent sling-jaw wrasse, is a small Indo-Pacific wrasse with protrusible jaws.
Slingjaw Wrasse
Epibulus insidiator (Pallas, 1770)
Epibulus insidiator, the slingjaw wrasse, is an Indo-Pacific protogynous hermaphrodite wrasse with distinct sex-based color morphs.
Twospot Wrasse
Oxycheilinus bimaculatus (Valenciennes, 1840)
Oxycheilinus bimaculatus, the two-spot wrasse, is a small Indo-Pacific reef wrasse with a dark spot behind each eye.
Linedcheek Wrasse
Oxycheilinus digramma (Lacepède, 1801)
Oxycheilinus digramma, the cheek-lined wrasse, is a Indo-Pacific reef wrasse caught for fisheries and the aquarium trade.
Rockmover Wrasse
Novaculichthys taeniourus (Lacepède, 1801)
Novaculichthys taeniourus, called rockmover wrasse as adults and dragon wrasse as juveniles, is a colorful wrasse found on Indo-Pacific tropical reefs.
Knife Wrasse
Cymolutes praetextatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
Cymolutes praetextatus is a solitary Indo-Pacific wrasse that hides in sand when threatened, rarely used by fisheries or in aquariums.
Peacock Razorfish
Iniistius pavo (Valenciennes, 1840)
Iniistius pavo is a reef-dwelling wrasse species found across Indo-Pacific and Eastern Pacific waters, with distinct juvenile and adult traits.
Fivefinger Razorfish
Iniistius pentadactylus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Iniistius pentadactylus, the fivefinger razorfish, is a Indo-Pacific wrasse that dives into sand to hide from threats.
Pearly Razorfish
Xyrichtys novacula (Linnaeus, 1758)
Xyrichtys novacula, the pearly razorfish, is a small reef fish found in the Atlantic and Mediterranean, known for its flexible jaw when caught.
Scarlet Wrasse
Pseudolabrus miles (Schneider & Forster, 1801)
Pseudolabrus miles, the scarlet wrasse, is a New Zealand endemic reef wrasse with males growing slightly larger than females.
Gunther's Wrasse
Pseudolabrus guentheri Bleeker, 1862
Gunther's wrasse (Pseudolabrus guentheri) is a wrasse species found in subtropical eastern Australian reefs up to 20m deep.
Luculent Wrasse
Pseudolabrus luculentus (Richardson, 1848)
Pseudolabrus luculentus, the orange wrasse, is a temperate marine wrasse found around waters near New Zealand and eastern Australia.
Blackspotted Wrasse
Austrolabrus maculatus (Macleay, 1881)
Austrolabrus maculatus, the only known member of its genus, is a wrasse native to southern Australian inshore waters.
Castelnau's Wrasse
Dotalabrus aurantiacus (Castelnau, 1872)
Castelnau's wrasse (Dotalabrus aurantiacus) is an Indian Ocean Australian wrasse, type species of its genus.
Snakeskin Wrasse
Eupetrichthys angustipes Ramsay & Ogilby, 1888
Eupetrichthys angustipes, the snakeskin wrasse, is a small wrasse species found only in southern Australian coastal waters.
Spotty
Notolabrus celidotus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Spotty or paketi (Notolabrus celidotus) is a small wrasse species endemic to the waters around New Zealand.
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