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Red Shoulder Wrasse

Stethojulis bandanensis

Bislamasop · glisfis— names this kind of animal, not this species alone

Red Shoulder Wrasse — photo 1 of 4
Photo 1 of 4 · Unknown author Unknown author · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons
commonblueredgreylinedsmallreef
Habitat
Reef
Max size
15 cm
Depth
0-30 m
Family
Labridae

Stethojulis bandanensis, also known as the red-shoulder wrasse, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a wrasse from the family Labridae. Its range is in East Indian Ocean, Australia, Indonesia, and Indo-Pacific region, where it is associated with reefs.

Adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Easily confused with

Side by side, with what tells them apart.

Red Shoulder Wrasse
This oneRed Shoulder Wrasse
Stripebelly Wrasse
Look-alikeStripebelly Wrasse

Males of both have thin blue lines along the sides. On the Stripebelly Wrasse it is the uppermost blue line that runs all the way to the tail; on the Red Shoulder Wrasse it is the lowest. Red Shoulder Wrasse females are bluish grey with fine white spots on the upper sides and a small red spot in the armpit of the pectoral fin.

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