Species ID
View AllBirdnose Wrasse
( Gomphosus varius )
Description
Other names
Male (terminal phase) featured above, female (initial phase) featured below.
Other names
Bird Wrasse, Clubnosed Wrasse
How to Catch
Distribution
Eating
Fast Facts
- Is a member of the family Labridae (wrasses)
- Can grow to 30cm in length
- Protogynous Sequential hermaphrodites. Like many of the wrasses, they begin life as female and change to male as they age
- Frequents coral reef environments
- Found in Australia’s tropical waters from QLD to WA
- Occurs solitary
- Sometimes seen in aquariums
