Smalltail Pencil Wrasse – Pseudojuloides ceracinus – Male

The Smalltail Pencil Wrasse has a green upper body and a light blue belly separated by a blue and yellow mid-body stripe. There is a wide black margin on the tail. Juveniles are pink with a small black dot towards the back of their dorsal.

These wrasses form small groups and scavenge rock for small crustaceans and worms. They prefer a well established reef habitat with plenty of rock to browse over and hide in.