Author: (Lay & Bennett, 1839)
FBname: Fivestripe wrasse
Comments: Found in clear outer lagoon reefs (Ref. 9710) and exposed seaward reefs.  Abundant in shallow exposed areas with surge channels (Ref. 9710, 48636), with gutters, large <i>Acropora</i> plates and algae bottom (Ref. 48636).  Benthopelagic (Ref. 58302).  Males are often in small loose numbers, swimming over reef sections where small groups of females stay close to the bottom.  Juveniles secretive in shallow gutters (Ref. 48636).  Feed mainly on benthic crustaceans (crabs, shrimps), small fishes, gastropod mollusks, and sea urchins.