Florent's Guide To The

Eastern Pacific Reefs

Redshoulder Wrasse - Initial Phase
Redshoulder Wrasse
Scientific Name: Stethojulis bandanensis
Family: Labridae
Category: Wrasses
Size: 3 to 6 in. (7 to 15 cm)  
Depth: 3-60 ft. (1-18 m)
Distribution: Eastern Indo-Pacific, Great Barrier Reef, Gulf of California, Pacific Coast of Panama, French Polynesia

Parrotfishes & Wrasses
Wrasses

Redshoulder Wrasse (Initial Phase)

Sunset Wrasse (Terminal Phase)

Cortez Rainbow Wrasse (Juvenile)

Cortez Rainbow Wrasse (Terminal Phase)

Surge Wrasse

Mexican Hogfish (Initial Phase)

Mexican Hogfish (Intermediate Phase)

Mexican Hogfish (Terminal Phase)

Chameleon Wrasse (Terminal Phase)

Chameleon Wrasse (Initial Phase)

Peacock Razorfish (Terminal Phase)

Peacock Razorfish (Initial Phase)

Peacock Razorfish (Juvenile)

Rockmover Wrasse (Terminal Phase)

Rockmover Wrasse (Juvenile)



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