Twotone wrasse
A species of Wrasses, Also known as Zig-zag wrasse Scientific name : Halichoeres prosopeion Genus : Wrasses
Twotone wrasse, A species of Wrasses
Also known as:
Zig-zag wrasse
Botanical name: Halichoeres prosopeion
Genus: Wrasses
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Description
The twotone wrasse is a small fish that can reach a maximum length of 13 cm. It has a thin, elongate body with a terminal mouth. Body coloration has few variations according to age and distribution area. In Australia and eastern Papua New Guinea, the juveniles have a white body with four black stripes from snout to the tip of the caudal fin. In the rest of the distribution area, juveniles have also a white body with the four black stripes but these later are not reaching the tip of the tail. In this case, the caudal fin and the peduncle are yellow. Then, for both sex and all areas the body coloration is quite the same. Grey-blue for the anterior part of the body and yellowish for the posterior part with a slight gradient at the junction. A dark spot occurs on the first rays of the dorsal fin.
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Perch-like fish Family
Wrasses Genus
Wrasses Species
Twotone wrasse 
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