Image Gallery: Wrasses

The wrasses are one of the more conspicuous coral reef and temperate water fish families.  They often exhibit distinctive colour changes as they mature.  The family Labridae is the second largest family of fishes in Australia.  This gallery contains only a few of more than 225 species known from Australia (680 species worldwide).

Crimsonband Wrasse (male) Crimsonband Wrasse (male)
Diamond Wrasse, Anampses caeruleopunctatus Diamond Wrasse, Anampses caeruleopunctatus
Kermadec - Eastern King Wrasse Kermadec - Eastern King Wrasse
Eastern King Wrasse, Coris sandeyeri Eastern King Wrasse, Coris sandeyeri
Elegant Wrasse, Anampses elegans Elegant Wrasse, Anampses elegans
Fiveband Wrasse at Horseshoe Reef. Fiveband Wrasse at Horseshoe Reef.
Floral Maori Wrasse, Cheilinus chlorourus Floral Maori Wrasse, Cheilinus chlorourus
Floral Maori Wrasse at Mackay Reef Floral Maori Wrasse at Mackay Reef
Foxfish at Esperance Foxfish at Esperance
Foxfish, Bodianus frenchii Foxfish, Bodianus frenchii
Goldspot Pigfish, Bodianus perditio Goldspot Pigfish, Bodianus perditio
Green Moon Wrasse at Fish Rock Green Moon Wrasse at Fish Rock
Green Moon Wrasse at South Solitary Island Green Moon Wrasse at South Solitary Island
Gunther's Wrasse, Pseudolabrus guentheri Gunther's Wrasse, Pseudolabrus guentheri
Humphead Maori Wrasse Humphead Maori Wrasse
Inscribed Wrasse, Notolabrus inscriptus Inscribed Wrasse, Notolabrus inscriptus
Southern Maori Wrasse at Gordon's Bay Southern Maori Wrasse at Gordon's Bay
A juvenile Southern Maori Wrasse at Fly Point A juvenile Southern Maori Wrasse at Fly Point
Juvenile Southern Maori Wrasse, Ophthalmolepis lineolatus Juvenile Southern Maori Wrasse, Ophthalmolepis lineolatus
Painted Rainbow Wrasse, Suezichthys arquatus Painted Rainbow Wrasse, Suezichthys arquatus