Coris bulbifrons, double header

Coris bulbifrons Randall & Kuiter 1982

double header

 

The Double Header, Coris Bulbifrons, pictured here is of intermediate age. A more juvenile form is dark with fewer and larger white blotches. Mature males are bluish and more plainly coloured with a large bump on the head.
Distribution = Endemic  Central NSW & Lord Howe Island
Max size =  1m, possibly 1.4m
Family =  Labridae - wrasses