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Updated 2/11/2023

Family Labridae

INDO-WEST PACIFIC

Cheilinus chlorourus



Vava'u, Tonga, 10 feet

Kuata, Fiji, 6 feet

 


Karimunjawa, Indonesia

Palau, 10 feet
   

FLORAL WRASSE

Uncommon on reefs with sand and rubble.  Color varies from yellow to brown with rows of white dots and dorsal blotches.  Attains 14 inches.  East Africa to Okinawa and French Polynesia, excluding Hawai'i.