Neon Wrasse

Found singly or in small schools over exposed rocky crevices and ledges in both shallow and deep sandy reefs rich with invertebrates growth. The neon wrasse or yellow head wrasse juvenile has a light brown body with a blue horizontal stripe. They feed on invertebrates.

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Neon wrasse. Category pets animals. The neon wrasse also known as the yellowhead wrasse is one of the easiest wrasses to identify in every color phase. This active caribbean wrasse will establish itself well in an aquarium and will accept foods readily.

Adults have a golden to yellow head a black vertical bar behind the tip of the pectoral fin merging with a broad black area on the upper side continuing to the top of the caudal peduncle and upper caudal fin and blue underneath. Yellow head wrasse halichoeres garnoti is also known as neon wrasse. It can be found in the waters of florida united states in the entire caribbean sea and down along the south american coast to south eastern brazil.

Juveniles have different morphology than adults the neon wrasse is hermaphrodites and is born as females and the dominant female will develop into a male if there is not any male in the area. Also known as neon wrasse sand reef wrasse yellow headed wrasse. Colours highly variable especially between juvenile to adult.

It reaches a maximum length of 7 5 inches and during growth both its sex and appearance change coloring at each stage. The yellowhead wrasse or neon wrasse halichoeres garnoti is native to shallow tropical waters in the caribbean sea and western atlantic ocean. The neon wrasse is one of the easiest wrasses to identify in every color phase.

Length 20cm depth 2 80m. Adults have a golden to yellow head a black vertical bar behind the tip of the pectoral fin merging with a broad black area on the upper side continuing to the top of the caudal peduncle and upper caudal fin and blue underneath. The neon wrasse has a golden to yellow head a black vertical bar behind the tip of the pectoral fin which makes it a stunning fish.

Show more show less. The neon wrasse is commonly referred to as the yellowhead wrasse. The neon wrasse or yellowhead wrasse as it is also called originates in the western part of the atlantic.

As a juvenile it is mainly yellow with a lateral bright blue stripe. Adults have a yellow head and a radiant bluish green body with a black bar separating the yellow and blue colors.