Red shoulder wrasse

Stethojulis bandanensis

Fifteen Centimeters Wrasse of Indo Pacific

Black
Purple
Red
Tropical
Offshore
Transcontinental
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
East Asia
Oceania
Fusiform
Compressed cross-section
Medium
Tropical fish

Stethojulis bandanensis, also known as the red-shoulder wrasse, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a wrasse from the family Labridae. Its range is in East Indian Ocean, Australia, Indonesia, and Indo-Pacific region, where it is associated with reefs.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Unnamed Order
Family: Labridae
Genus: Stethojulis
Maximum length: 15 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Indo-Pacific: eastern Indian Ocean to western Australia, including the Christmas Island, Cocos-Keeling and the Andaman Sea; then from Japan to New South Wales, Australia. Eastern Pacific: offshore islands in the eastern Pacific, including Clipperton, Cocos and the Galapagos islands (Ref. 36378 ). Range extends to Baja California during El Niño (Victor, pers. comm.). Replaced by Stethojulis albovittata in the western Indian Ocean and Stethojulis balteata in the Hawaiian Islands (Ref. 37816 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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