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Novaculichthys taeniourus (Rockmover Wrasse)
Scientific name: Novaculichthys taeniourus

Taxonomy: Kingdom Animalia → Phylum Chordata → Subphylum Vertebrata → Infraphylum Gnathostomata → Parvphylum Osteichthyes → Gigaclass Actinopterygii → Class Actinopteri → Subclass Teleostei → Order Eupercaria → Family Labridae → Genus Novaculichthys

Common name: Rockmover Wrasse
...also Dragon Wrasse
Locations: Hawaii, Indo-Pacific
Group: Marine LifeFishWrasses

Juveniles are frilly and spotted. You can see why an alternate common name is dragon wrasse.

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Novaculichthys taeniourus (Rockmover Wrasse)
Novaculichthys taeniourus (Rockmover Wrasse)
Novaculichthys taeniourus (Rockmover Wrasse)
Novaculichthys taeniourus (Rockmover Wrasse)
Novaculichthys taeniourus (Rockmover Wrasse)
Novaculichthys taeniourus (Rockmover Wrasse)
Moving a rock
Novaculichthys taeniourus (Rockmover Wrasse)
Moving a rock
Novaculichthys taeniourus (Rockmover Wrasse)
Novaculichthys taeniourus (Rockmover Wrasse)
Novaculichthys taeniourus (Rockmover Wrasse)
Novaculichthys taeniourus (Rockmover Wrasse)
Novaculichthys taeniourus (Rockmover Wrasse)
Novaculichthys taeniourus (Rockmover Wrasse)
Novaculichthys taeniourus (Rockmover Wrasse)
Novaculichthys taeniourus (Rockmover Wrasse)
Novaculichthys taeniourus (Rockmover Wrasse)
Novaculichthys taeniourus (Rockmover Wrasse)
Novaculichthys taeniourus (Rockmover Wrasse)
Novaculichthys taeniourus (Rockmover Wrasse)
Novaculichthys taeniourus (Rockmover Wrasse)
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