Florent's Guide To The

Hawaii Reefs

Ladder Wrasse - Initial Phase

Ladder Wrasse - Thalassoma trilobatum - Maui, Hawaii

Location: Maui, Hawaii

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Ladder Wrasse

Scientific Name: Thalassoma trilobatum

Family: Labridae

Category: Wrasses

Also known as: Christmas Wrasse

Size: Up to 8 in. (20 cm)

Depth: 3-30 ft. (1-10 m)

Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii, French Polynesia

Parrotfishes/Wrasses

Wrasses

Ladder Wrasse

Fourstripe Wrasse

Eightstripe Wrasse

Rockmover Wrasse (Terminal Phase)

Rockmover Wrasse (Juvenile)

Peacock Razorfish (Terminal Phase)

Peacock Razorfish (Initial Phase)

Peacock Razorfish (Juvenile)

Whitepatch Razorfish (Terminal Phase)

Whitepatch Razorfish (Initial Phase)

Pacific Bird Wrasse (Initial Phase)

Pacific Bird Wrasse (Terminal Phase)

Shortnose Wrasse

Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse

Ringtail Wrasse (Initial Phase)

Ringtail Wrasse (Terminal Phase)

Twospot Wrasse (variation)

Yellowtail Coris (Initial Phase)

Yellowtail Coris (Terminal Phase)

Yellowtail Coris (Juvenile)

Yellowstripe Coris (Female)

Yellow-Brown Wrasse (Initial Phase)

Yellow-Brown Wrasse (Terminal Phase)

Hawaiian Hogfish

Slingjaw Wrasse

Smalltail Wrasse (Terminal Phase)

Smalltail Wrasse (Initial Phase)

Disappearing Wrasse

External Reference: fishbase.org

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