Author: (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
FBname: Creole wrasse
Comments: Inhabits seaward reef slopes; occasionally on shallow patch reefs (Ref. 9710).  Found in large midwater aggregations feeding on plankton (Ref. 9710), small jellyfishes, pteropods, pelagic tunicates and various invertebrate larvae (Ref. 13442).  Form leks during breeding (Ref. 55367).  Also caught with beach nets (Ref. 5217).