Belted wrasse

The Belted wrasse lives in the reef-associated, marine, depth range 2 - 15 m environment.

Belted Wrasse (Stethojulis balteata) Cuban or Spotfin Hogfish (Bodianus pulchellus) Harlequin Tuskfish (Choerodon fasciatus) Klunzinger's Wrasse (Thalassoma Klunzingeri) Spanish Hogfish (Bodianus rufus) Sunset Wrasse More

Belted wrasse, Male, Stethojulis balteata Belted wrasse, Male, Stethojulis balteata Red-shoulder wrasse, Female, Stethojulis bandanensis Rainbow slender wrasse, Juvenile, Suezichthys aquatus Bluntheaded More

our common Belted Wrasse (Stethojulis balteata). Dr. John E. Randall, of the Bishop Museum, identified them from her photos as possibly a juvenile Redshoulder Wrasse (Stethojulis bandanensis), based on the small orangish spot above the pectoral axil. However, he did not commit himself. More

Common names

'omaka in Hawaiian
Arinai in Gilbertese
Arinai in Kiribati
Belted wrasse in English
Bloulint-lipvis in Afrikaans
Blue-lined wrasse in English
Bluelined wrasse in English
Es lilin in Malay (bahasa Melayu)
Girelle paon in French (français)
Green wrasse in English
Hikkae in Mahl
Labayan in Ilokano
Mameng in Tagalog
Monnon in Marshall
Monnon in Marshallese (Kajin M̧ajeļ)
Nihola in Malayalam (മലയാളം)
Ohua in Hawaiian
Omaka in Hawaiian
Orange band wrasse in English
Orange-bar wrasse in English
rainbowfish in English
redspot rainbowfish in English
Rengenbogenfisch in Creole, French
Rengenbogenfisch in Creoles and Pidgins, French
scarletbanded ribbonfish in English
Soh in Malay (bahasa Melayu)
നിഹൊള   in Malayalam (മലയാളം)
നിഹോള in Malayalam (മലയാളം)
圈紫胸魚 in Mandarin Chinese
圈紫胸鱼 in Mandarin Chinese
蓝线紫胸鱼 in Mandarin Chinese
藍線紫胸魚 in Mandarin Chinese
虹彩紫胸魚 in Mandarin Chinese
虹彩紫胸鱼 in Mandarin Chinese

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Order : Perciformes
Family : Labridae
Genus : Stethojulis
Species : Stethojulis balteata
Authority : Quoy and Gaimard, 1824