Bluesided Wrasse

Scientific Name: Cirrhilabrus cyanopleura
Species: Wrasses (Labridae)
Other names: Small-mouthed Wrasses, Bluesided Fairy Wrasse, Bluesided Velvet Wrasse, Blueside Wrasse, Bluehead Fairy Wrasse, Blueheaded Fairy Wrasse, Blue Scaled Fairy Wrasse, Yellow Flank Fairy Wrasse.

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Also know as Small-mouthed Wrasses, Bluesided Fairy Wrasse, Bluesided Velvet Wrasse, Blueside Wrasse, Bluehead Fairy Wrasse, Blueheaded Fairy Wrasse, Blue Scaled Fairy Wrasse and Yellow Flank Fairy Wrasse.

Found singly or in small groups on mixed coral and rubble areas of lagoons and seaward reefs.
They feed on hard shell invertebrates and zooplankton.
Length - 10cm
Depth - 2-25m
Widespread East Indo-Asian Pacific

Most reef fish seen by divers during the day are grazers, that cruise around just above the surface of the coral or snoop into crevices looking for algae, worms and small crustaceans.
Wrasses have small protruding teeth and graze the bottom taking in a variety of snails, worms, crabs, shrimps and eggs. Any hard coats or thick shells are then ground down by their pharyngeal jaws and the delicacies inside digested.
From juvenile to adult wrasses dramatically alter their colour and body shapes.
Wrasses are always on the go during the day, but are the first to go to bed and the last to rise.
Small wrasses dive below the sand to sleep and larger wrasses wedge themselves in crevasses.

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The Bluesided Wrasse is found in or near the East Indo-Asian Pacific region(s) and has been photographed 10 times by user @fishx6

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