Cheilinus chlorourus Bloch 1791

floral wrasse

floral maori wrasse

The Floral Wrasse, Cheilinus chlorourus, has similar colouring to the juvenile Tripple-tail Maori Wrasse, but can be distinguished by the black and white spacks on its pelviv anal and caudal fins.

The Floral Wrasse feeds mainly on crustaceans and molluscs