Wrasses and Parrotfishes

Wrasses and Parrotfishes

This section contains the species and subspecies currently documented in Wrasses and Parrotfishes.

Labridae

Red tail wrasse — Anampses chrysocephalus

New Guinea wrasse — Anampses neoguinaicus

Lyretail hogfish — Bodianus anthioides

Axilspot hogfish — Bodianus axillaris

Tarry hogfish — Bodianus bilunulatus

Twospot hogfish — Bodianus bimaculatus

Diana’s hogfish — Bodianus diana

Pacific Diana hogfish, Redfin hogfish — Bodianus dictynna

Splitlevel hogfish — Bodianus mesothorax

Blackspot hogfish — Bodianus opercularis

Five-striped hogfish — Bodianus paraleucosticticus

Spanish hogfish — Bodianus rufus

Floral wrasse — Cheilinus chlorourus

Redbreasted wrasse — Cheilinus fasciatus

Tripletail wrasse — Cheilinus trilobatus

Humphead wrasse — Cheilinus undulatus

Cigar wrasse — Cheilio inermis

Orange-dotted tuskfish — Choerodon anchorago

White-patch tuskfish — Choerodon oligacanthus

Blackspot tuskfish — Choerodon schoenleinii

Red-fin fairy wrasse — Cirrhilabrus adornatus

Red-eye wrasse — Cirrhilabrus aquamarinus

Orangeback fairy wrasse — Cirrhilabrus aurantidorsalis

Girdled wrasse — Cirrhilabrus balteatus

Pink-headed fairy wrasse — Cirrhilabrus chaliasi

Blueside wrasse — Cirrhilabrus cyanopleura

Orange-striped wrasse — Cirrhilabrus earlei

Exquisite wrasse — Cirrhilabrus exquisitus

Whip-fin wrasse — Cirrhilabrus filamentosus

Yellowfin fairy wrasse — Cirrhilabrus flavidorsalis

Pin-tailed fairy wrasse — Cirrhilabrus isosceles

Joan’s fairy wrasse — Cirrhilabrus joanallenae

Flame wrasse — Cirrhilabrus jordani

Laboute’s wrasse — Cirrhilabrus laboutei

Long-tailed wrasse — Cirrhilabrus lanceolatus

Purplelined wrasse — Cirrhilabrus lineatus

Rhomboid wrasse — Cirrhilabrus rhomboidalis

Red-margined wrasse — Cirrhilabrus rubrimarginatus

Scott’s wrasse — Cirrhilabrus scottorum

Threadfin wrasse — Cirrhilabrus temminckii

Creole wrasse — Clepticus parrae

Western king wrasse — Coris auricularis

Clown coris — Coris aygula

African coris — Coris gaimard

Comb wrasse — Coris picta

Blackstripe coris — Coris pictoides

Yellowtail tubelip — Diproctacanthus xanthurus

Sling-jaw wrasse — Epibulus insidiator

Canary wrasse — Halichoeres chrysus

Yellowhead wrasse — Halichoeres garnoti

Orangeline wrasse, Hartzfeld’s wrasse — Halichoeres hartzfeldii

Checkerboard wrasse — Halichoeres hortulanus

Iridis wrasse — Halichoeres iridis

Canarytop wrasse — Halichoeres leucoxanthus

Clown wrasse — Halichoeres maculipinna

Dusky wrasse — Halichoeres marginatus

Tail-spot wrasse — Halichoeres melanurus

Cheekspot wrasse — Halichoeres melasmapomus

Nebulous wrasse — Halichoeres nebulosus

Bubblefin wrasse — Halichoeres nigrescens

Ornamented wrasse — Halichoeres ornatissimus

Timor wrasse — Halichoeres timorensis

Blackeye thicklip — Hemigymnus melapterus

Redback longface wrasse — Hologymnosus rhodonotus

Bicolor cleaner wrasse — Labroides bicolor

Hogfish — Lachnolaimus maximus

Rockmover wrasse — Novaculichthys taeniourus

Two-spot wrasse — Oxycheilinus bimaculatus

Blue flasher-wrasse — Paracheilinus cyaneus

Spot-lined flasher-wrasse — Paracheilinus lineopunctatus

Mauritius six-lined wrasse — Pseudocheilinus dispilus

Striated wrasse — Pseudocheilinus evanidus

Whitebarred wrasse — Pseudocheilinus ocellatus

Severns’ wrasse — Pseudojuloides severnsi

Mauritius pencil wrasse — Pseudojuloides xanthomos

Redband wrasse — Pseudolabrus biserialis

Asian sheepshead wrasse — Semicossyphus reticulatus

Red-cheek wrasse — Thalassoma genivittatum

Sixbar wrasse — Thalassoma hardwicke

Cortez rainbow wrasse — Thalassoma lucasanum

Moon wrasse — Thalassoma lunare

Yellow-brown wrasse — Thalassoma lutescens

Blackbarred wrasse — Thalassoma nigrofasciatum

Fivestripe wrasse — Thalassoma quinquevittatum

Scaridae

Green humphead parrotfish — Bolbometopon muricatum

Raggedfin parrotfish — Chlorurus rhakoura

Blue-barred parrotfish — Scarus ghobban

Rainbow parrotfish — Scarus guacamaia

Quoy’s parrotfish — Scarus quoyi

Mediterranean parrotfish — Sparisoma cretense