Scientific Name
Halichoeres prosopeion
Common Name
Twotone wrasse
Biology
Dorsal
spines
(total): 9;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 12-13;
Anal
spines: 3;
Anal
soft rays: 12;
Vertebrae: 25. Anterior head and body color of adults in life bluish gray, shading posteriorly to yellowish; scales often with orange-yellow vertical lines; a dark spot posterior to dorsal half of eye; dorsal fin with a large black spot edged with blue. Anterior lateral line scales with 1-3 pores; 9-11 suborbital pores. Anterior dorsal and anal soft rays longer than posterior rays; pelvic fins of males and large females very long, reaching posterior to anus, often to or beyond origin of anal fin. Juveniles with 4 black stripes on head and body.