Author: (Lacepède, 1801)
FBname: Cheeklined wrasse
Comments: Found solitary (Ref. 90102) in lagoon and sheltered seaward reefs in coral rich areas (Ref. 1602, 58652).  Possibly to 120 m depths.  Young is more inshore on sheltered reef crests or slopes, usually amongst soft corals or stinging hydrozoans (Ref. 48635).  Feeds on hard-shelled mollusks, crustaceans, and sea urchins (Ref. 27550).  The species is observed to swim with a group of goatfish and change its color to resemble these fish, it then darts out from the group to catch small fish (Ref. 2334).  This species curiously approaches divers closely (Ref. 90102).