Males pale green, head with pink and green squiggles and a large dark patch on upper body. Females green to mauve, fine evenly-spaced black spots aligned in rows on side, small yellow patch behind eye, pectoral fin with yellow base, pink stripe from snout through eye and a series of dark curved lines on lower side behind pectoral fin which diffuse to a faint grey area with age. Juveniles translucent green and lack ocelli of other similar green wrasses.

• Max Size: 19 cm
• Sea Temperature Range: 22.9-31.2°C
• Depth: 0-10 m
• Habitat: Coral Reef, Soft sediment
• Habitat Generalisation Index: 7.9
  Also referred to as the SGI (Species generalisation index), this describes the habitat niche breadth of the species. Species with values less than 15 are found in a relatively narrow range of reef habitat types (specialists), while those over 25 may be found on most hard substrates within their range (generalists). Learn more here

• Threats: Exploitation
• IUCN Threat Status: Least Concern
• Occurrence: Frequent (12% of sites)
  Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution. It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed
• Abundance: Several (6 per transect)
  Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.