Rainbow Wrasse

Rainbow Wrasses
Name: Rainbow Wrasse
Scientific Name: Halichoeres pictus
Family: Wrasses
Taxonomic: Labridae
ID Group: Parrotfishes & Wrasses
Size: 2 - 2.75 in.
Depth Range: On the reef (10 – 60 ft.)
Sightings: Seen sometimes

This Wrasse has a blue-green to green upper body with a bluish stripe along its midsection and a pale blue underside. Its head has blue stripes above and below the eye, a black spot at the base of the tail, and an orange dorsal fin.