HomeMarine aquarium fishWrassesCutribbon wrasse Cutribbon wrasse (Stethojulis interrupta) Scientific name: Stethojulis interrupta Bleeker, 1851 The Cutribbon wrasse (Stethojulis interrupta) is a marine fish of the family Labridae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, Red Sea and East Africa to Papua New Guinea, south to Lord Howe Island. Unknown from Micronesia. BiologyDorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 11. True form has interrupted mid-lateral stripe. Female with yellow stripe from the tip of snout to just past axil, running below eye where pale silvery-blue; male with continuous mid-lateral line and dark 'ear'.Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0. Species factsScientific nameStethojulis interruptaFamilyLabridae (Wrasses)OrderPerciformes (Perch-like fish)ClassActinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)Maximum length13.0EnvironmentMarine; reef-associatedClimateTropicalDistributionIndo-West Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to Papua New Guinea, south to Lord Howe Island. Unknown from Micronesia.Conservation status (IUCN)Least Concern (LC)Threat to humansHarmlessUsesFisheries: of no interest; aquarium: commercialResilienceHigh, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.) More wrassesThree-lined rainbowfishStethojulis trilineataPale-barred corisCoris dorsomaculaNebulous wrasseHalichoeres nebulosusOrnamented wrasseHalichoeres ornatissimusCircle-cheek wrasseHalichoeres miniatusJordan's tuskfishChoerodon jordaniSee 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