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are christmas wrasses agressive?
CHRISTMAS WRASSE · `awela
Thalassoma trilobatum (Lacepede, 1801)
These fast-moving wrasses inhabit shallow reefs, often in the surge zone, where they feed mostly on crabs and molluscs. Terminal males have bright ladderlike blue-green markings on a reddish body. The brown and green initial phase adults (both sexes) are smaller and drab by comparison. At night these fish sometimes sleep in tide pools just above the water line where they can be discovered by flashlight. Juveniles occur in tide pools. The species name means "three lobes." At least ten Hawaiian names have been applied to this wrasse, some to designate different growth stages. To about 12 in. This is a common species throughout the Indo-Pacific. Photos: Hanauma Bay, O`ahu. 3-5 ft.