Labridae - Wrasses

Use the table to access images and fact sheets of the labrid fishes on the site. This family now includes fishes previously classified in the family Odacidae, which is now regarded as a subfamily, the Odacinae.

Eastern Blue Groper at Kurnell

Eastern Blue Groper at Kurnell
Tim Hochgrebe © Tim Hochgrebe

Achoerodus gouldii Western Blue Groper
Achoerodus viridis Eastern Blue Groper
Anampses caeruleopunctatus Diamond Wrasse
Anampses elegans Elegant Wrasse
Anampses melanurus Blacktail Wrasse
Austrolabrus maculatus Black-spotted Wrasse
Bodianus axillaris Axilspot Hogfish
Bodianus bilunulatus Saddleback Pigfish
Bodianus diana Diana's Pigfish
Bodianus flavifrons Masked Pigfish
Bodianus flavipinnis Yellowfin Pigfish
Bodianus frenchii Foxfish
Bodianus izuensis Striped Pigfish
Bodianus loxozonus Blackfin Hogfish
Bodianus perditio Goldspot Pigfish
Bodianus unimaculatus Pigfish
Cheilinus fasciatus Redbreast Maori Wrasse
Cheilinus trilobatus Tripletail Maori Wrasse
Cheilinus undulatus Humphead Maori Wrasse
Cheilio inermis Cigar Wrasse
Choerodon fasciatus Harlequin Tuskfish
Choerodon schoenleinii Blackspot Tuskfish
Choerodon venustus Venus Tuskfish
Coris auricularis Western King Wrasse
Coris batuensis Variegated Wrasse
Coris bulbifrons Doubleheader
Coris caudimacula Spot-tail Wrasse
Coris dorsomacula Pinklined Wrasse
Coris gaimard Clown Wrasse
Coris picta Comb Wrasse
Coris sandeyeri Eastern King Wrasse
Dotalabrus aurantiacus Pretty Polly
Epibulus insidiator Slingjaw Wrasse
Eupetrichthys angustipes Snakeskin Wrasse
Gomphosus varius Birdnose Wrasse
Halichoeres biocellatus Biocellate Wrasse
Halichoeres chloropterus Pastel-green Wrasse
Halichoeres hortulanus Checkerboard Wrasse
Halichoeres margaritaceus Pearly Wrasse
Halichoeres nebulosus Cloud Wrasse
Halichoeres prosopeion Twotone Wrasse
Halichoeres trimaculatus Threespot Wrasse
Hemigymnus fasciatus Fiveband Wrasse
Heteroscarus acroptilus Rainbow Cale
Hologymnosus doliatus Pastel Slender Wrasse
Iniistius pavo Blue Razorfish
Labroides dimidiatus Common Cleanerfish
Macropharyngodon choati Choat's Wrasse
Notolabrus fucicola Purple Wrasse
Notolabrus gymnogenis Crimsonband Wrasse
Notolabrus inscriptus Inscribed Wrasse
Notolabrus parilus Brownspotted Wrasse
Notolabrus tetricus Bluethroat Wrasse
Ophthalmolepis lineolatus  Southern Maori Wrasse
Oxycheilinus bimaculatus Little Maori Wrasse
Oxycheilinus digrammus  Violetline Maori Wrasse
Oxycheilinus nigromarginatus Blackmargin Maori Wrasse
Pictilabrus laticlavius  Senator Wrasse 
Pseudocheilinus hexataenia Sixline Wrasse
Pseudolabrus guentheri Günther's Wrasse
Pseudolabrus luculentus Luculent Wrasse
Stethojulis interrupta  Brokenline Wrasse
Suezichthys arquatus  Painted Rainbow Wrasse
Suezichthys gracilis  Slender Rainbow Wrasse 
Thalassoma amblycephalum  Bluehead Wrasse 
Thalassoma lunare Moon Wrasse 
Thalassoma lutescens  Green Moon Wrasse 
Thalassoma purpureum  Surge Wrasse


Mark McGrouther , Collection Manager, Ichthyology
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Tags fishes, ichthyology, Labridae, wrasses,

3 comments

Mark McGrouther - 4.07 PM, 18 July 2011

Hi again Tom,  Rudie Kuiter kindly identified the fish in your image.  It is a juvenile Venus Tuskfish, Choerodon venustus.  I'll add your image to the factsheet for the species as soon as possible and will email you when it goes online.

Mark McGrouther - 8.07 AM, 18 July 2011

Hi Tom,  I'm not 100% sure myself.  I'll ask an expert to have a look at the image and will get back to you.

tomdavis - 7.07 PM, 07 July 2011
Hi. I encountered a juvenile wrasse at Fly Pt in Nelson Bay on 11/6/11 which I have been unable to identify from my books. Do you have any idea what species it is from the attached photo?

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