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Updated 10/26/2022

Family Labridae

TROPICAL PACIFIC / HAWAII

Halichoeres ornatissimus

Juvenile Ornate Wrasse, Faga'alu, Samoa, 30 feet

Juvenile, Kahe Point, Oahu, Hawaii, 35 feet

 

Female, Makaha, 40 feet

 

Female, Waimea Bay, Oahu, 30 feet

 

Male, Turtle Canyon, Waikiki, 30 feet

Subadult, Makua, Oahu, 30 feet

 

Juvenile, Sharks Cove, Oahu, 20 feet

Male, Puako, Hawaii, 30 feet

Juvenile, Makua, Oahu, 30 feet

 

Male, LCU wreck, Oahu, 70 feet

 

Male, Makapu'u, Oahu, 25 feet



Male, Firehouse, Oahu, 20 feet



Subadult, Oahu



Male, Tracks, Oahu, 15 feet



Ala Moana Rockpiles, Oahu, 15 feet

 

ORNATE WRASSE    la'o

Common on reefs at any depth.  Neon green and black juveniles appear during summer.  Feeds upon small invertebrates.  Attains 6 inches.  Indonesia to Okinawa, Hawai'i and French Polynesia.