(Sixbar wrasse)
Marine; reef-associated; non-migratory; depth range 0 - 15 m , usually 0 - 15 m . Tropical; 24°C - 28°C ; 30°N - 32°S
Maturity: Lm 8.5 range ? - ? cm Max length : 25.0 cm TL male/unsexed; ; common length : 15.0 cm TL male/unsexed;
Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12 - 14; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 11. Color pattern remains similar with growth with terminal males becoming gaudier than primary males . Pale green with 6 dark bars, last two as saddles over the tail. Head with pink bands radiating from eye in large adults .
Full article at FishBaseLeast Concern (LC); Date assessed:12 June 2008 (FishBase)
GGCACCCTCTATCTTGTGTTCGGCGCATGAGCCGGAATAGTGGGTACAGCCCTGAGCCTGCTCATTCGAGCAGAGCTAAGCCAGCCCGGCGCCCTCCTTGGGGACGATCAGATCTATAACGTCATCGTTACAGCCCATGCATTTGTCATAATTTTCTTTATAGTAATACCAATTATGATTGGAGGCTTCGGAAACTGACTTATTCCCCTAATGATTGGGGCCCCTGACATGGCCTTCCCTCGGATGAACAACATAAGCTTTTGACTCCTTCCCCCTTCATTCCTTCTCCTCCTTGCCTCTTCTGGCGTTGAAGCGGGAGCCGGAACCGGATGAACGGTTTACCCGCCTTTAGCAGGTAATCTTGCCCACGCTGGCGCATCCGTTGACCTTACTATTTTTTCATTACACCTAGCGGGTATCTCCTCAATCCTCGGTGCAATTAACTTCATTACAACCATTATTAATATGAAGCCCCCAGCCATCTCACAATACCAAACGCCTCTTTTCGTGTGAGCCGTTCTAATTACAGCAGTCCTTCTTCTCCTCTCCCTTCCGGTTCTGGCTGCTGGAATTACAATGCTCCTAACGGACCGAAATCTAAACACCACCTTCTTTGACCCTGCTGGAGGAGGGGACCCAATTCTTTACCAACATCTATTCTGA