Author: (Bleeker, 1853)
FBname: Shoulder-spot wrasse
Comments: Found in clear coastal slopes to outer reef lagoons on open rubble patches or rocky bottom (Ref. 48636).  Occurs in groups (mostly females) on or near reefs, usually  where the water is somewhat turbid and rich in plankton.  Fish in the initial phase are much more abundant than the terminal males.  Feeds on zooplankton at least a meter above the substrate.