[Image]Scientific Name: Halichoeres margaritaceus Family: Wrasses - Labridae Maximum Size: 13cm Identification: TP - Shades of green with mauve scale spots forming a series of blotches along sides; pink diagonal band on cheek. Favourite: Form groups. Hide-out: Reef flats, shallow tops of patch reefs in areas exposed to surge to 3m. Location: East Indo-Pacific - Cocos-Keeling Is. to Micronesia, Line Is. and Pitcaim Is. S. Japan to N.W. & S.E. Australia.
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