HomeMarine aquarium fishWrassesBelted wrasse Belted wrasse (Stethojulis balteata) Scientific name: Stethojulis balteata Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 The Belted wrasse (Stethojulis balteata) is a marine fish of the family Labridae. Native range: Eastern Central Pacific, Hawaiian Islands and Johnston Island. BiologyOccurs in reef flats and clear lagoon and seaward reefs. Benthopelagic. Feeds primarily on bivalves, polychaete worms, peanut worms, gastropods, various small crustaceans and foraminiferans.Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0. Species factsScientific nameStethojulis balteataFamilyLabridae (Wrasses)OrderPerciformes (Perch-like fish)ClassActinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)Maximum length15.0Depth range2–15 m (7–49 ft)EnvironmentMarine; reef-associated; depth range 2 - 15 mClimateTropicalDistributionEastern Central Pacific: Hawaiian Islands and Johnston Island.Conservation status (IUCN)Least Concern (LC)Threat to humansHarmlessUsesAquarium: commercialResilienceHigh, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.) More wrassesYellowstripe corisCoris flavovittataSpectacled parrotfishChlorurus perspicillatusElegant corisCoris venustaCanarytop wrasseHalichoeres leucoxanthusRare wrasseMacropharyngodon bipartitus bipartitusLined wrasseAnampses lineatusSee all wrasses SourcesTaxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.Last updated 27 September 2026