Labridae

297 species in this family

The Labridae family includes 297 species in the guide. Browse them all below with photos, identification details and distribution — and identify them in the field with the Fin's Fish Guide app.

Adorned fairy wrasse

Cirrhilabrus adornatus

Labridae

African clown wrasse

Coris gaimard

Labridae

African coris

Coris atlantica

Labridae

African rainbow wrasse

Coris julis

Labridae

Alaya

Halichoeres radiatus

Labridae

Allen's tubelip

Labropsis alleni

Labridae

Allen's wrasse

Dotalabrus alleni

Labridae

Anchor trunkfish

Choerodon anchorago

Labridae

Argus wrasse

Halichoeres argus

Labridae

Asian sheepshead wrasse

Semicossyphus reticulatus

Labridae

Australian maori-wrasse

Ophthalmolepis lineolata

Labridae

Axillary wrasse

Symphodus mediterraneus

Labridae

Axilspot hogfish

Bodianus axillaris

Labridae

Axilspot wrasse

Halichoeres podostigma

Labridae

Azurio tuskfish

Choerodon azurio

Labridae

Baillon's wrasse

Symphodus bailloni

Labridae

Baldchin groper

Choerodon rubescens

Labridae

Baldwin's razorfish

Iniistius baldwini

Labridae

Ballan wrasse

Labrus bergylta

Labridae

Banda wrasse

Stethojulis bandanensis

Labridae

Bandcheek wrasse

Oxycheilinus digramma

Labridae

Banded Maori

Cheilinus fasciatus

Labridae

Banded parrotfish

Notolabrus fucicola

Labridae

Banded wrasse

Halichoeres notospilus

Labridae

Banded wrasse

Lappanella fasciata

Labridae

Bar-cheeked wrasse

Novaculichthys taeniourus

Labridae

Bareface tuskfish

Choerodon gymnogenys

Labridae

Barracuda waitin boy

Clepticus parrae

Labridae

Barred hogfish

Bodianus scrofa

Labridae

Barred thicklip

Hemigymnus fasciatus

Labridae

Batu coris

Coris batuensis

Labridae

Bell's flasher

Paracheilinus bellae

Labridae

Belted wrasse

Stethojulis balteata

Labridae

Bicolor cleaner wrasse

Labroides bicolor

Labridae

Biocellate wrasse

Halichoeres biocellatus

Labridae

Bird wrasse

Gomphosus caeruleus

Labridae

Bird wrasse

Gomphosus varius

Labridae

Black leopard wrasse

Macropharyngodon kuiteri

Labridae

Black leopard wrasse

Macropharyngodon negrosensis

Labridae

Black nabeta

Iniistius pavo

Labridae

Black wrasse

Halichoeres adustus

Labridae

Black-blotched rainbowfish

Halichoeres chloropterus

Labridae

Black-fish

Tautoga onitis

Labridae

Blackback wrasse

Anampses neoguinaicus

Labridae

Blackbanded hogfish

Bodianus macrourus

Labridae

Blackbar hogfish

Bodianus speciosus

Labridae

Blackbelt hogfish

Bodianus mesothorax

Labridae

Blackear wrasse

Halichoeres poeyi

Labridae

Blackear wrasse

Halichoeres melanotis

Labridae

Blackedge thicklip wrasse

Hemigymnus melapterus

Labridae

Blackmargin maori wrasse

Oxycheilinus nigromarginatus

Labridae

Blackspot cleaner wrasse

Labroides pectoralis

Labridae

Blackspot pigfish

Bodianus vulpinus

Labridae

Blackspot pigmy wrasse

Wetmorella nigropinnata

Labridae

Blackspot razorfish

Iniistius dea

Labridae

Blackspot tuskfish

Choerodon schoenleinii

Labridae

Blackspot wrasse

Decodon melasma

Labridae

Blackspot wrasse

Bodianus bilunulatus

Labridae

Blackspotted wrasse

Macropharyngodon meleagris

Labridae

Blackstripe coris

Coris nigrotaenia

Labridae

Blackstripe coris

Coris pictoides

Labridae

Blacktail wrasse

Anampses melanurus

Labridae

Blacktail wrasse

Centrolabrus melanocercus

Labridae

Bleeker's wrasse

Halichoeres bleekeri

Labridae

Blue and yellow wrasse

Anampses lennardi

Labridae

Blue diesel wrasse

Labroides dimidiatus

Labridae

Blue flasher wrasse

Paracheilinus cyaneus

Labridae

Blue groper

Achoerodus viridis

Labridae

Blue spotted wrasse

Anampses caeruleopunctatus

Labridae

Blue wrasse

Thalassoma lunare

Labridae

Blue-fin wrasse

Thalassoma lutescens

Labridae

Blue-scaled fairy-wrasse

Cirrhilabrus cyanopleura

Labridae

Blue-stripe flasher

Cirrhilabrus temminckii

Labridae

Bluebanded wrasse

Xiphocheilus typus

Labridae

Bluehead

Notolabrus tetricus

Labridae

Bluehead wrasse

Thalassoma bifasciatum

Labridae

Bluehead wrasse

Thalassoma amblycephalum

Labridae

Bluelined wrasse

Stethojulis albovittata

Labridae

Bluespotted tuskfish

Choerodon cauteroma

Labridae

Bluethroat rainbow wrasse

Suezichthys cyanolaemus

Labridae

Bluntheaded razorfish

Xyrichtys mundiceps

Labridae

Borneo tuskfish

Choerodon oligacanthus

Labridae

Bridled tuskfish

Choerodon frenatus

Labridae

Brokeline wrasse

Stethojulis interrupta

Labridae

Broomtail wrasse

Cheilinus lunulatus

Labridae

Brown hogfish

Bodianus eclancheri

Labridae

Brown wrasse

Labrus merula

Labridae

Brownbanded wrasse

Halichoeres scapularis

Labridae

Brownspotted wrasse

Notolabrus parilus

Labridae

Bubblefin wrasse

Halichoeres nigrescens

Labridae

Butcher's dick

Suezichthys aylingi

Labridae

California sheephead

Semicossyphus pulcher

Labridae

Canary wrasse

Halichoeres chrysus

Labridae

Candy cane wrasse

Hologymnosus doliatus

Labridae

Celebes wrasse

Oxycheilinus celebicus

Labridae

Chainlink wrasse

Halichoeres leucurus

Labridae

Chameleon wrasse

Halichoeres dispilus

Labridae

Checkerboard wrasse

Halichoeres hartzfeldii

Labridae

Checkerboard wrasse

Halichoeres hortulanus

Labridae

Cheekring wrasse

Halichoeres miniatus

Labridae

Chilean wrasse

Pseudolabrus gayi

Labridae

Chinese wrasse

Halichoeres tenuispinis

Labridae

Chiseltooth wrasse

Pseudodax moluccanus

Labridae

Choat's wrasse

Macropharyngodon choati

Labridae

Christmas wrasse

Thalassoma trilobatum

Labridae

Cigar wrasse

Cheilio inermis

Labridae

Cleaner wrasse

Diproctacanthus xanthurus

Labridae

Cleaver wrasse

Xyrichtys novacula

Labridae

Clipperton wrasse

Halichoeres discolor

Labridae

Cloud wrasse

Halichoeres nebulosus

Labridae

Clown coris

Coris aygula

Labridae

Clown wrasse

Halichoeres maculipinna

Labridae

Cocktail fish

Pteragogus flagellifer

Labridae

Cocktail wrasse

Pteragogus aurigarius

Labridae

Collared knifefish wrasse

Cymolutes torquatus

Labridae

Comb wrasse

Coris picta

Labridae

Comettailed wrasse

Oxycheilinus bimaculatus

Labridae

Corkwing wrasse

Symphodus melops

Labridae

Cortez rainbow wrasse

Thalassoma lucasanum

Labridae

Crimsonband wrasse

Notolabrus gymnogenis

Labridae

Cryptic wrasse

Pteragogus cryptus

Labridae

Cuckoo wrasse

Labrus mixtus

Labridae

Cunner

Tautogolabrus adspersus

Labridae

Cupid wrasse

Thalassoma cupido

Labridae

Cutribbon wrasse

Stethojulis terina

Labridae

Dapple coris

Coris variegata

Labridae

Darkspot tuskfish

Choerodon monostigma

Labridae

Deepwater fairy wrasse

Cirrhilabrus bathyphilus

Labridae

Diamond-tail flasher

Paracheilinus attenuatus

Labridae

Diana's hogfish

Bodianus diana

Labridae

Disappearing wrasse

Pseudocheilinus evanidus

Labridae

Doderlein's wrasse

Symphodus doderleini

Labridae

Dogfish

Bodianus rufus

Labridae

Dotted maori

Cheilinus chlorourus

Labridae

Dotted wrasse

Anampses meleagrides

Labridae

Dusky wrasse

Halichoeres marginatus

Labridae

Dwarf wrasse

Doratonotus megalepis

Labridae

Earle's fairy wrasse

Cirrhilabrus earlei

Labridae

Earmuff wrasse

Halichoeres bicolor

Labridae

East Atlantic peacock wrasse

Symphodus tinca

Labridae

Easter Island razorfish

Novaculops koteamea

Labridae

Eastern Pacific rainbow wrasse

Thalassoma loxum

Labridae

Eightline wrasse

Pseudocheilinus octotaenia

Labridae

Elegant coris

Coris venusta

Labridae

Emerald wrasse

Symphodus trutta

Labridae

Exquisite fairy wrasse

Cirrhilabrus exquisitus

Labridae

Filamented flasher wrasse

Paracheilinus filamentosus

Labridae

Finless fairy wrasse

Conniella apterygia

Labridae

Finspot razorfish

Iniistius melanopus

Labridae

Five striped surge wrasse

Thalassoma quinquevittatum

Labridae

Five-spotted wrasse

Symphodus roissali

Labridae

Fivefinger razorfish

Iniistius pentadactylus

Labridae

Forktail wrasse

Suezichthys bifurcatus

Labridae

Fourline wrasse

Larabicus quadrilineatus

Labridae

Fourline wrasse

Pseudocheilinus tetrataenia

Labridae

Foxfish

Bodianus frenchii

Labridae

Fuentesi's wrasse

Pseudolabrus fuentesi

Labridae

Galápagos sheephead wrasse

Semicossyphus darwini

Labridae

Geographic wrasse

Anampses geographicus

Labridae

Giant hogfish

Bodianus macrognathos

Labridae

Goldenspot hogfish

Bodianus perditio

Labridae

Goldlined coris

Coris aurilineata

Labridae

Goldsinny wrasse

Ctenolabrus rupestris

Labridae

Goldstripe wrasse

Halichoeres zeylonicus

Labridae

Gomon's tuskfish

Choerodon gomoni

Labridae

Green razorfish

Xyrichtys splendens

Labridae

Green wrasse

Labrus viridis

Labridae

Green wrasse

Pictilabrus viridis

Labridae

Green-banner wrasse

Novaculoides macrolepidotus

Labridae

Green-blocked wrasse

Thalassoma purpureum

Labridae

Grey wrasse

Symphodus cinereus

Labridae

Guinean wrasse

Lappanella guineensis

Labridae

Gunther's wrasse

Pseudolabrus guentheri

Labridae

Harlequin tuskfish

Choerodon fasciatus

Labridae

Hawaiian cleaner wrasse

Labroides phthirophagus

Labridae

Hoeven's wrasse

Halichoeres melanurus

Labridae

Hogfish

Lachnolaimus maximus

Labridae

Humphead wrasse

Cheilinus undulatus

Labridae

Izu hogfish

Bodianus izuensis

Labridae

Jansen's wrasse

Thalassoma jansenii

Labridae

Japanese wrasse

Pseudolabrus japonicus

Labridae

Jawslinger

Epibulus insidiator

Labridae

Joan's fairy wrasse

Cirrhilabrus joanallenae

Labridae

Johnson's fairy wrasse

Cirrhilabrus johnsoni

Labridae

Jordan's tuskfish

Choerodon jordani

Labridae

Labayan

Halichoeres margaritaceus

Labridae

Lambda wrasse

Leptojulis lambdastigma

Labridae

Lineblotch wrasse

Halichoeres pardaleocephalus

Labridae

Lined coris

Coris ballieui

Labridae

Lined rainbow-fish

Stethojulis strigiventer

Labridae

Longsnout wrasse

Symphodus rostratus

Labridae

Lyretail hogfish

Bodianus anthioides

Labridae

Malpelo wrasse

Halichoeres malpelo

Labridae

Mangrove wrasse

Halichoeres aestuaricola

Labridae

Maori wrasse

Cheilinus trilobatus

Labridae

Marjorie's fairy wrasse

Cirrhilabrus marjorie

Labridae

Masked pigfish

Bodianus flavifrons

Labridae

Masuda's hogfish

Bodianus masudai

Labridae

Mental wrasse

Oxycheilinus mentalis

Labridae

Mexican hogfish

Bodianus diplotaenia

Labridae

Moon wrasse

Thalassoma hardwicke

Labridae

Morrison's fairy wrasse

Cirrhilabrus morrisoni

Labridae

Multicolorfin rainbowfish

Parajulis poecilepterus

Labridae

Neon hogfish

Bodianus sanguineus

Labridae

Northern tubelip

Labropsis manabei

Labridae

Ocellated wrasse

Symphodus ocellatus

Labridae

Orange-back fairy wrasse

Cirrhilabrus aurantidorsalis

Labridae

Orangefin wrasse

Halichoeres melanochir

Labridae

Oriental maori wrasse

Oxycheilinus orientalis

Labridae

Ornate leopard wrasse

Macropharyngodon ornatus

Labridae

Ornate wrasse

Thalassoma pavo

Labridae

Ornate wrasse

Halichoeres ornatissimus

Labridae

Pacific hogfish

Decodon pacificus

Labridae

Painted rainbow wrasse

Suezichthys arquatus

Labridae

Painted wrasse

Halichoeres pictus

Labridae

Painted Wrasse

Halichoeres caudalis

Labridae

Pale wrasse

Halichoeres pallidus

Labridae

Pale-barred coris

Coris dorsomacula

Labridae

Pearl wrasse

Anampses cuvier

Labridae

Pearly wrasse

Xenojulis margaritaceus

Labridae

Pelicier's wrasse

Halichoeres pelicieri

Labridae

Pinkbelly wrasse

Halichoeres chlorocephalus

Labridae

Pinksnout wrasse

Halichoeres kallochroma

Labridae

Pinstriped wrasse

Pseudocheilinops ataenia

Labridae

Point-head maori

Cheilinus oxycephalus

Labridae

Possum wrasse

Pictilabrus brauni

Labridae

Psychedelic wrasse

Anampses chrysocephalus

Labridae

Purple tuskfish

Choerodon cephalotes

Labridae

Pyjama

Pseudocheilinus hexataenia

Labridae

Queen coris

Coris formosa

Labridae

Randall's fairy wrasse

Cirrhilabrus randalli

Labridae

Red Hogfish

Decodon puellaris

Labridae

Redcheek wrasse

Thalassoma genivittatum

Labridae

Redeye fairy wrasse

Cirrhilabrus solorensis

Labridae

Redfin fairy wrasse

Cirrhilabrus rubripinnis

Labridae

Redhead wrasse

Halichoeres rubricephalus

Labridae

Redscale fairy wrasse

Cirrhilabrus rubrisquamis

Labridae

Redspot wrasse

Pseudocoris yamashiroi

Labridae

Redtail flasher

Paracheilinus rubricaudalis

Labridae

Richmond's wrasse

Halichoeres richmondi

Labridae

Ring wrasse

Hologymnosus annulatus

Labridae

Ringtail maori wrasse

Oxycheilinus unifasciatus

Labridae

Robust tuskfish

Choerodon robustus

Labridae

Rock cook

Centrolabrus exoletus

Labridae

Rock wrasse

Halichoeres semicinctus

Labridae

Rosy Razorfish

Xyrichtys martinicensis

Labridae

Saddle wrasse

Thalassoma duperrey

Labridae

Saowisata wrasse

Halichoeres binotopsis

Labridae

Scale-rayed wrasse

Acantholabrus palloni

Labridae

Schwatz's wrasse

Halichoeres papilionaceus

Labridae

Senator wrasse

Pictilabrus laticlavius

Labridae

Señorita

Oxyjulis californica

Labridae

Severns' pencil wrasse

Pseudojuloides severnsi

Labridae

Shadow razorfish

Iniistius umbrilatus

Labridae

Sharphead hogfish

Bodianus oxycephalus

Labridae

Sharpnose wrasse

Cymolutes lecluse

Labridae

Sharpsnout hogfish

Bodianus prognathus

Labridae

Shoulder-spot wrasse

Leptojulis cyanopleura

Labridae

Slender wrasse

Suezichthys gracilis

Labridae

Slippery dick

Halichoeres bivittatus

Labridae

Smalltail wrasse

Pseudojuloides elongatus

Labridae

Snakeskin wrasse

Eupetrichthys angustipes

Labridae

Social wrasse

Halichoeres socialis

Labridae

Socorro wrasse

Halichoeres insularis

Labridae

Soela wrasse

Suezichthys soelae

Labridae

Southern ribbon wrasse

Stethojulis notialis

Labridae

Speckled maori wrasse

Oxycheilinus arenatus

Labridae

Spinster wrasse

Suezichthys devisi

Labridae

Spinster wrasse

Halichoeres nicholsi

Labridae

Spotfin hogfish

Bodianus pulchellus

Labridae

Spottail coris

Coris caudimacula

Labridae

Spotted slender wrasse

Suezichthys notatus

Labridae

Spotted-tail rainbowfish

Halichoeres trimaculatus

Labridae

Spotty

Notolabrus celidotus

Labridae

Striped dwarf wrasse

Minilabrus striatus

Labridae

Sunset wrasse

Thalassoma grammaticum

Labridae

Thinline wrasse

Halichoeres leptotaenia

Labridae

Three-lined rainbow wrasse

Stethojulis trilineata

Labridae

Threelined hogfish

Bodianus trilineatus

Labridae

Timor wrasse

Halichoeres timorensis

Labridae

Togean flasher wrasse

Paracheilinus togeanensis

Labridae

Tono's fairy wrasse

Cirrhilabrus tonozukai

Labridae

Torotai wrasse

Pseudolabrus torotai

Labridae

Torpedo wrasse

Pseudocoris heteroptera

Labridae

Tubelip wrasse

Labrichthys unilineatus

Labridae

Twospot hogfish

Bodianus bimaculatus

Labridae

Twospot wrasse

Pseudocheilinus dispilus

Labridae

Twotone wrasse

Halichoeres prosopeion

Labridae

Venus tuskfish

Choerodon venustus

Labridae

Verren's razorfish

Iniistius verrens

Labridae

Walindi fairy wrasse

Cirrhilabrus walindi

Labridae

Western king wrasse

Coris auricularis

Labridae

Yellowback tubelip

Labropsis xanthonota

Labridae

Yellowbreasted wrasse

Anampses twistii

Labridae

Yellowfin flasher

Paracheilinus flavianalis

Labridae

Yellowhead wrasse

Halichoeres garnoti

Labridae

Yellowstripe coris

Coris flavovittata

Labridae