Puddingwife

Puddingwife
Name: Puddingwife
Scientific Name: Halichoeres radiatus
Family: Wrasses
Taxonomic: Labridae
ID Group: Parrotfishes & Wrasses
Size: 12 - 15 in.
Depth Range: On the reef (10 – 60 ft.)
Sightings: Seen sometimes

This Wrasse has a brownish-green body with several pale saddles along the back. Its head has numerous blue lines radiating from the eye. Juveniles have an orange-yellow body with a stripe running from below the eye to the base of the tail and bars on the upper body. A large black spot is located on the dorsal fin, extending onto the upper body, and another black spot is on the upper tail base.