Author: (Linnaeus, 1758)
FBname: Ornate wrasse
Comments: Inhabits coastal waters near rocks and eel-grass beds.  Usually solitary, sometimes in small groups.  Feeds on small mollusks and crustaceans (Ref. 4742).  Protogynous hermaphrodite, with distinct sexual dichromatism (Ref. 5292).  Eggs are pelagic (Ref. 4742).