Painted wrasse

The Painted wrasse lives in the reef-associated, marine, depth range 5 - 25 m environment.

Beautifully painted wrasse on coral. The tagua nut comes from several different kinds of palm tree. This tagua nut carving is made from more than one nut and measures approximately 3.25 inches tall. Wonderful colors and detail. More

Common names

Doncella arcoiris in Spanish (español)
Loro dienton rabo negro in Spanish (español)
painted wrasse in English
rainbow wrasse in English
彩虹海猪鱼 in Mandarin Chinese
彩虹海豬魚 in Mandarin Chinese

Order : Perciformes
Family : Labridae
Genus : Halichoeres
Species : Halichoeres pictus
Authority : Poey, 1860