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).

Painted Rainbow Wrasse at North Solitary Island Painted Rainbow Wrasse at North Solitary Island
Pastel-green Wrasse, Halichoeres chloropterus Pastel-green Wrasse, Halichoeres chloropterus
Pastel Slender Wrasse at North West Solitary Island Pastel Slender Wrasse at North West Solitary Island
Pencil Weed Whiting Pencil Weed Whiting
Pencil Weed Whiting at Rapid Bay Jetty Pencil Weed Whiting at Rapid Bay Jetty
Pencil Weed Whiting, Siphonognathus beddomei Pencil Weed Whiting, Siphonognathus beddomei
Female Pearly Wrasse at North Solitary Island Female Pearly Wrasse at North Solitary Island
Pinklined Wrasse at North West Solitary Island Pinklined Wrasse at North West Solitary Island
Juvenile Pinklined Wrasse Juvenile Pinklined Wrasse
Purple Wrasse, Notolabrus fucicola Purple Wrasse, Notolabrus fucicola
Redbreast Maori Wrasse at Osprey Reef Redbreast Maori Wrasse at Osprey Reef
Redbreast Maori Wrasse at 'Temple of Doom' Redbreast Maori Wrasse at 'Temple of Doom'
Saddleback Pigfish, Bodianus bilunulatus Saddleback Pigfish, Bodianus bilunulatus
Saddleback Pigfish at Muiron Islands Saddleback Pigfish at Muiron Islands
Senator Wrasse, Pictilabrus laticlavius Senator Wrasse, Pictilabrus laticlavius
Slender Rainbow Wrasse (juvenile) at Fly Point Slender Rainbow Wrasse (juvenile) at Fly Point
Slender Weed Whiting in seagrass Slender Weed Whiting in seagrass
Slender Weed Whiting at Normanville Beach Slender Weed Whiting at Normanville Beach
A Slingjaw Wrasse at Redang Island, Malaysia A Slingjaw Wrasse at Redang Island, Malaysia
Slingjaw Wrasse, Epibulus insidiator Slingjaw Wrasse, Epibulus insidiator