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Aquarium Fish - Wrasse

Splitlevel hogfish

Splitlevel hogfish
(Bodianus mesothorax)

The Coral Hogfish is reddish-purple on the front half of it's body, seperated from the yellow-gold back half by a diagonal black slash through the pectoral fin to the dorsal. Wrasses are generally hardy and easy to care for. They should get along...  Read more >

Spanish hogfish

Spanish hogfish
(Bodianus rufus)

The Spanish Hogfish is brightly colored in yellow and lavender. Wrasses are generally hardy and easy to care for. They prefer a tank with plenty of rock work though this species tends to spend alot of time in the open. They should get along with...  Read more >

Blueside wrasse

Blueside wrasse
(Cirrhilabrus cyanopleura)

The Blue-sided Fairy Wrasse is a small multicolored wrasse. As the name implies, they have mostly blue body color though they may have orange, green, or purple on their body depending on age and region. They have highly variable color. They are...  Read more >

Clown coris

Clown coris
(Coris aygula)

The juvenile Twinspot or Clown Coris Wrasse is white with black dots on the forebody. There are two white-ringed black spots on the dorsal fin with orange spots beneath. The fins and tail have black markings as well. Wrasses are long, slender fish...  Read more >

Bird wrasse

Bird wrasse
(Gomphosus varius)

Adult male Bird Wrasses have a green-blue body with an elongated snout, while females and younger males have a brown body. Bird Wrasses swim contantly during the day and need plenty of swimming room and rockwork with many passages to swim through....  Read more >

Canary wrasse

Canary wrasse
(Halichoeres chrysus)

The Canary Wrasse has vibrant yellow body coloration that covers the entire body. There are two to three black dots that are located in the dorsal fin and in the caudal fin. This wrasse is a very curious wrasse, constantly looking around the rocks...  Read more >

Nebulous wrasse

Nebulous wrasse
(Halichoeres nebulosus)

The Nebulous Wrasse, also known in the trade as the Picture Wrasse, has mottled brown and green coloration and a distinctive purple-red blotch on the belly. A mauve boomerang-shaped marking adorns the cheek. These wrasses are small and reef safe...  Read more >

Ornamented wrasse

Ornamented wrasse
(Halichoeres ornatissimus)

The Ornate Wrasse is decorated with brightly colored red and green markings. This fish is sometimes referred to as a Christmas Wrasse in the aquarium trade. Wrasses are generally hardy and easy to care for. They prefer a tank with plenty of rock...  Read more >

Hogfish

Hogfish
(Lachnolaimus maximus)

The High fin Hogfish is a unique-looking fish. It has a mottled red and white pattern as a juvenile. This hogfish is unique in that its dorsal fin has high fin spines. The High Fin Hogfish is not reef safe and should not be kept with smaller fish...  Read more >

Yellowspotted wrasse

Yellowspotted wrasse
(Macropharyngodon negrosensis)

The Black Leopard Wrasse is mostly black with many small white spots on the dorsal area and face. Leopard Wrasses are not for beginner aquarists due to their delicate nature and should only be added to established aquariums. These wrasses like a...  Read more >

Filamentous wrasse

Filamentous wrasse
(Paracheilinus filamentosus)

The Filamented Flasher Wrasse is orange and red with purple stripes. It also features elongated finnage in the yellow-orange dorsal fin and tail. Fairy wrasses are generally easy to care for, especially in an established reef. They prefer a tank...  Read more >

Striated wrasse

Striated wrasse
(Pseudocheilinus evanidus)

The Disappearing Wrasse is red-orange with fiant white lines on the sides and a white line from the lip to the cheek. Disappearing wrasses are kown for their cryptic and solitary nature. They spend mush of their time browsing on rubble and rock...  Read more >

Sharpnose wrasse

Sharpnose wrasse
(Wetmorella nigropinnata)

The Sharpnose Possum Wrasse will only attain a size of 3 inches in length and is great for small aquariums or reef setups. They are dull red or brown in coloration with a yellow band directly behind the eye and one around the base of the tail. ...  Read more >