Wrasses

Halichoeres cosmetus

A reef-dwelling wrasse with detailed patterning earned through its name alone.

Bodianus mesothorax

A boldly two-toned wrasse with a sharp contrast that practically splits it in half.

Halichoeres poeyi

A bold Atlantic wrasse with a sharp temper for its own kind.

Wetmorella nigropinnata

A tiny, secretive reef wrasse that disappears into caves the moment you look away.

Paracheilinus cyaneus

A reef-dwelling wrasse that sleeps wrapped in its own slime cocoon every night.

Thalassoma amblycephalum

A reef-dwelling wrasse with bold color phases and a peaceful community nature.

Cirrhilabrus lineatus

A lavender-and-pink fairy wrasse that turns heads in any reef tank.

Cirrhilabrus cyanopleura

A roving reef wrasse that brings shimmering blue flanks to the open water column.

Labroides dimidiatus

The reef's original cleaning service, running a one-fish parasite removal station.

Bodianus eclancheri

A bold, reef-prowling wrasse from the cold currents of the Galápagos.

Bodianus bimaculatus

A small, sociable reef hogfish that thrives in deep-slope habitats and reef drop-offs.

Halichoeres richmondi

A reef-dwelling wrasse that moves in loose social groups across coral-rich shallows.

Pseudodax moluccanus

A wrasse with parrotfish teeth that moonlights as a reef cleaner station

Coris gaimard

A wrasse that completely reinvents its look from juvenile to adult.

Bodianus pulchellus

A reef-safe wrasse relative that moonlights as a cleaner fish when young.

Cirrhilabrus bathyphilus

A rarely seen deep-reef wrasse from some of the Pacific's most remote atolls.

Wetmorella albofasciata

A tiny, secretive reef wrasse that haunts caves and rarely ventures into the open.

Pseudocheilinus octotaenia

A bold, secretive reef wrasse that earns its stripes in more ways than one.

Paracheilinus octotaenia

A Red Sea gem whose dazzling courtship displays have to be seen to be believed.

Cirrhilabrus exquisitus

A flamboyant fairy wrasse that puts on constant courtship displays in the reef tank.

Cirrhilabrus jordani

Hawaii's most vivid wrasse, blazing red and orange across reef drop-offs.

Paracheilinus rubricaudalis

A rare Fijian flasher wrasse from the outer reef, barely known in the hobby.

Pseudocheilinus tetrataenia

A bold little reef wrasse that punches well above its weight in personality.

Bodianus diana

A boldly spotted reef predator with a quirky association with mushroom corals.

Macropharyngodon kuiteri

A boldly patterned reef wrasse that thrives in small, active groups.

Halichoeres leucoxanthus

A boldly two-toned wrasse with a sunny yellow top and clean white belly.

Macropharyngodon meleagris

A boldly patterned reef wrasse that rewards patient, experienced keepers.

Cirrhilabrus lubbocki

A social, zooplankton-hunting wrasse that thrives in lively reef communities.

Paracheilinus mccoskeri

A tiny reef wrasse where the males put on a color show like no other.

Pseudocheilinus ocellatus

A secretive reef wrasse with bold colors and a talent for disappearing.

Halichoeres melasmapomus

A bold cheek-spotted wrasse with a wide Pacific range and big personality.

Iniistius pavo

A reef acrobat that vanishes into the sand at the first sign of trouble.

Cirrhilabrus temminckii

A dazzling fairy wrasse with flowing fins that commands attention in any reef tank.

Pseudocheilinops ataenia

A tiny, secretive reef wrasse that vanishes into the coral the moment you look away.

Paracheilinus carpenteri

A tiny reef wrasse that puts on a dazzling courtship flash of pink and blue.

Halichoeres melanurus

A reef-safe wrasse that earns its keep hunting pests from the sandbed up.