Oriental Sweetlips

The body of the oriental sweet lips is oblong, tall and compressed. Its mouth is small and lips thick. The flanks are distinguished by six or seven black striations lengthwise; the two central striations extend all the way to the caudal fin. Its snout is yellow as are the fins that are spotted black. The oriental sweet lip tend to form small groups and stays motionless in the shelter of large coral formations. They feed on mollusks and crustaceans and can grow to a length of 50 centimeters.

Napoleon Wrasse

The hump head wrasse has a very distinctive tall and stubby structure. The mouth is large and features thick protractile lips which allow this fish literally to suck up its prey. In the adults, the head is marked by a pronounced bump on the forehead. The greenish-grey coloring has irregular greenish-yellow stripes along the sides, shifting to orange on the head. These fish can be as long as two meters, and can weigh more than 170-180 kilograms.

Bullethead Parrotfish

The general configuration of the body is typical of the parrotfish. The dental plates can be clearly seen. The young present a pattern with horizontal stripes. As they grow this coloring turns dark brown. The adult males are green in color and the edges of their scales are salmon pink. The cheeks are bright orange fading to yellow on the opercula. Strangely their teeth are green while the female of the species has a pink mouth.

Coral Grouper

The body is massive and slightly compressed and quite similar to the peacock grouper. However the rear edges of the dorsal and anal fins are less rounded. The coloring is bright reddish orange with numerous small dark blue oscillate spots scattered all over its body and fins. The spots tend to be darker in the adults. A fairly territorial species, which prefers to remain in the vicinity of the grottoes and crannies of the reef. It has been observed that these become gregarious and gather in specific areas during the mating season. It attains a length of 40 to 50 centimeters.