(Red shoulder wrasse)
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 30 m . Tropical; 32°N - 32°S, 92°E - 89°W
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 15.0 cm TL male/unsexed; ; 8.0 cm TL (female)
Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11 - 12; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 11. 1st spine of the anal fin is minute or imbedded . Terminal males typically have a series of partial to complete longitudinal thin blue lines on their sides . Females mainly bluish grey with fine white spotting over upper sides and a small red spot at axil of pectoral fin . Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
Full article at FishBaseLeast Concern (LC); Date assessed:12 July 2008 (FishBase)
ATTGGCACCCTGTATTTAGTATTTGGTGCTTGAGCCGGGATAGTCGGCACAGCCCTGAGCTTGCTCATTCGAGCCGAACTCAGTCAACCAGGTGCTCTTCTTGGGGACGATCAAATTTACAATGTAATCGTTACAGCACATGCATTCGTAATGATTTTCTTTATAGTAATACCAATTATGATTGGTGGGTTCGGGAACTGATTAATTCCACTAATGATCGGAGCACCTGACATGGCCTTCCCTCGAATGAACAACATGAGCTTCTGACTCCTTCCTCCTTCCTTCCTCCTTCTGCTTGCCTCTTCTGGCGTAGAAGCAGGAGCTGGGACCGGATGAACAGTTTACCCTCCTCTGGCCGGAAATTTGGCTCATGCAGGCGCATCCGTTGACCTAACCATTTTTTCCCTGCATTTAGCAGGGATCTCCTCAATTCTAGGGGCCATCAATTTTATTACAACTATCATCAACATAAAACCTCCTGCGATCTCTCAGTACCAAACACCACTATTCGTGTGAGCCGTACTAATTACAGCGGTCCTTCTCCTACTCTCCCTTCCCGTGCTTGCTGCCGGGATCACGATGCTTTTAACAGACCGGAACCTAAACACCACCTTCTTTGACCCAGCTGGAGGAGGTGACCCAATTCTCTATCAACATCTATGTTGA