Distribution: from eastern Africa to southern Japan, the Tuamotu Islands, the Austral Islands and Lord Howe. One of the most common and easy-to-spot wrasse.
at Panorama Dive Resort (Indonesia) © lafilledurecif
at N’Gouja (Mayotte) © paradis974
at Hilton Moorea (Tahiti and the Society Islands) © mikalm
at Lagon de la Saline (Réunion Island)
at Rangiroa Aquarium (Tuamotu Islands)
at Tahaa’s Coral Garden (Tahiti and the Society Islands)
at Félicité Island (Seychelles)
at Baie de Jinek (New Caledonia)
at Vilamendhoo (Maldives) © dominique
at Lagon de l’Hermitage (Réunion Island) © danode
at N’Gouja (Mayotte)
at Velidhu (Maldives) © aurelie
at Furuzamami Beach (Japan)
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