Image Gallery: Wrasses

The wrasses are one of the more conspicuous coral reef and temperate water fish families.  They often exhibit distinctive colour changes as they mature.  The family Labridae is the second largest family of fishes in Australia.  This gallery contains only a few of more than 225 species known from Australia (680 species worldwide).

Diana's Pigfish at North West Solitary Island Diana's Pigfish at North West Solitary Island
Diana's Pigfish at Wreck Bay Diana's Pigfish at Wreck Bay
Doubleheader - initial phase Doubleheader - initial phase
Young Eastern Blue Groper Young Eastern Blue Groper
Eastern Blue Groper at Kurnell Eastern Blue Groper at Kurnell
Eastern Blue Groper at Fly Point Eastern Blue Groper at Fly Point
Female Eastern Blue Groper Female Eastern Blue Groper
Terminal phase Finespot Wrasse Terminal phase Finespot Wrasse
Initial phase Finespot Wrasse Initial phase Finespot Wrasse
A Blacktail Wrasse at North Solitary Island A Blacktail Wrasse at North Solitary Island
BrownSpotted Wrasse at Kangaroo Island BrownSpotted Wrasse at Kangaroo Island
A Checkerboard Wrasse at Cormorant Pass A Checkerboard Wrasse at Cormorant Pass
A juvenile Choat's Wrasse at North West Solitary Island A juvenile Choat's Wrasse at North West Solitary Island
A Cigar Wrasse at Fly Point A Cigar Wrasse at Fly Point
A juvenile Comb Wrasse at Jervis Bay A juvenile Comb Wrasse at Jervis Bay
A Comb Wrasse at Magic Point A Comb Wrasse at Magic Point
Common Cleanerfish cleaning the gills of a Blacksaddle Goatfish Common Cleanerfish cleaning the gills of a Blacksaddle Goatfish
Common Cleanerfish cleaning a monocle bream Common Cleanerfish cleaning a monocle bream
Crimsonband Wrasse at Pebbly Bay, Montague Island Crimsonband Wrasse at Pebbly Bay, Montague Island
Crimsonband Wrasse (male) Crimsonband Wrasse (male)