Labridae
Pale-barred Coris
Coris dorsomacula Fowler, 1908
Coris dorsomacula (pale-barred coris) is a ray-finned fish species in genus Coris, first validly named by Fowler in 1908.
Blackstripe Coris
Coris flavovittata (Bennett, 1828)
Coris flavovittata (yellowstripe coris) is a ray-finned fish species first formally described in 1828 by Edward Turner Bennett.
Queen Coris
Coris formosa (Bennett, 1830)
Coris formosa, or queen coris, is an oviparous protogynous reef wrasse found in the Western Indian Ocean.
Comb Wrasse
Coris picta (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Coris picta, the combfish, has a distinct long body marked by characteristic colored stripes.
Eastern King Wrasse
Coris sandeyeri (Hector, 1884)
Coris sandeyeri is a fish species where males and females differ noticeably in body depth and coloration.
Elegant Coris
Coris venusta Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875
Elegant coris (Coris venusta) is a ray-finned fish species first validly published in 1875 by Vaillant & Sauvage.
Bird Wrasse
Gomphosus varius Lacepède, 1801
Gomphosus varius, the bird wrasse, is a medium-sized sequential hermaphrodite wrasse native to Indo-Pacific coral reef habitats.
Green Bird Wrasse
Gomphosus caeruleus Lacepède, 1801
Gomphosus caeruleus is a sexually dimorphic tropical Indian Ocean wrasse with a distinctive beak-like snout.
Leopard Wrasse
Macropharyngodon meleagris (Valenciennes, 1839)
Macropharyngodon meleagris is a ray-finned wrasse species from the Indo-Pacific found in coral reefs and the aquarium trade.
Shortnose Wrasse
Macropharyngodon geoffroy (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
Geoffroy's wrasse (Macropharyngodon geoffroy) is a Hawaiian endemic wrasse that sometimes enters the aquarium trade.
Black Leopard Wrasse
Macropharyngodon negrosensis Herre, 1932
Macropharyngodon negrosensis is a blackish fish species found across the Indo-Pacific, with clear sexual scale color differences.
Bluespotted Wrasse
Anampses caeruleopunctatus Rüppell, 1829
Blue-spotted wrasse (Anampses caeruleopunctatus) is a wrasse species found across the Indo-Pacific, with juveniles that mimic floating leaves.
Elegant Wrasse
Anampses elegans Ogilby, 1889
The elegant wrasse Anampses elegans is a Pacific wrasse species that appears in the aquarium trade.
Yellowtail Wrasse
Anampses meleagrides Valenciennes, 1840
The spotted wrasse Anampses meleagrides is a Indo-Pacific coral reef wrasse used in local fisheries and the aquarium trade.
Yellowbreast Wrasse
Anampses twistii Bleeker, 1856
Anampses twistii, the yellow-breasted wrasse, is an Indo-Pacific wrasse found in aquariums and minor local fisheries.
Yellowtail Wrasse
Diproctacanthus xanthurus (Bleeker, 1856)
Diproctacanthus xanthurus is a fish species growing to 10 cm long with striped bodies and defined fin and bone counts.
Barred Thicklip
Hemigymnus fasciatus (Bloch, 1792)
Hemigymnus fasciatus, the barred thicklip wrasse, is a medium-sized Indo-Pacific wrasse with age-dependent coloration.
Blackeye Thicklip
Hemigymnus melapterus (Bloch, 1791)
Hemigymnus melapterus, the half-and-half wrasse, is a medium-sized Indo-Pacific reef wrasse with age-dependent coloration.
Red Sea Thicklip Wrasse
Hemigymnus sexfasciatus (Rüppell, 1835)
The Red Sea thicklip wrasse (Hemigymnus sexfasciatus) is an endemic Red Sea wrasse species found in shallow coral reef habitats.
Ringed Slender Wrasse
Hologymnosus annulatus (Lacepède, 1801)
Hologymnosus annulatus is a reef-dwelling carnivorous fish with two distinct geographic color forms across the Indo-Pacific.
Pastel Ring Wrasse
Hologymnosus doliatus (Lacepède, 1801)
Hologymnosus doliatus is a carnivorous reef wrasse from the Indo-Pacific with distinct colouration by age and sex.
Tubelip Wrasse
Labrichthys unilineatus (Guichenot, 1847)
Labrichthys unilineatus, the tubelip wrasse, is an Indo-Pacific reef wrasse that feeds mainly on Acropora coral polyps.
Bicolor Cleaner Wrasse
Labroides bicolor Fowler & Bean, 1928
Labroides bicolor is a widespread cleaner wrasse that cleans ectoparasites from a variety of marine species across the Indo-Pacific.
Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse
Labroides dimidiatus (Valenciennes, 1839)
Labroides dimidiatus, the bluestreak cleaner wrasse, is a small tropical reef wrasse that can perform sex change when the dominant male is lost.
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