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Bluehead Wrasse (Thalassoma bifasciatum): Blue coloration on head. Two dark bars behind operculum with an intervening white bar. Terminal phase shown. |
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Bluehead Wrasse - juvenile. |
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Bluehead Wrasse - initial phase. |
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Bluehead Wrasse - intermediate. |
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Slippery Dick (Halichoeres bivittatus): Green and yellow patch on operculum of all phases. Dark midbody stripe. Dark corners on caudal fin. Terminal phase shown. |
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Slippery Dick - juvenile. |
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Slippery Dick - intermediate juvenile to initial. |
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Slippery Dick - initial. |
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Clown Wrasse (Halichoeres maculipinna): Red lines on forehead and operculum. Dark patchtch in center of body and dorsal fin on terminal phase. Initial phase shown. |
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Yellowhead Wrasse (Halichoeres garnoti): Anterior half of body bright yellow during terminal phase. Paired dark lines radiating from eye. Single dark bar on midbody in initial and terminal phase. Initial phase shown. |
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Yellowhead Wrasse - juvenile. |
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Puddingwife (Halichoeres radiatus): Terminal phase blue to green with light vertical stripe on midbody. Blue scrawling on head.Intermediate phase with 5 white dorsal saddles. Juvenile phase shown. |
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Spanish Hogfish (Bodianus rufus): Yellow body with purple on dorsal surface of forebody. |