Wicked Diving Marine Life - Napolean Wrasse

Due to some frequent encounters lately - The following is taken from our Napolean Wrasse page

Napoleon Wrasses are also known as napoleon fish, maori wrasse, or “so mei” (in Cantonese), “mameng” (in Filipno) or is simply referred to as the napoleon fish.
It is one of the largest reef fishes in the world and is the largest member of the wrasse family.

General Description
The napoleon wrasse is instantly recognisable by its size, colour and shape. They can grow up to 230 cm and weigh 190 kg. They have thick fleshy lips and a hump over the head that is similar to a napoleon hat. The hump becomes more pronounced with age.
Colours vary with age and sex. Males range from a bright electric blue to green, a or purplish blue. Mature males develop a black stripe along the sides, blue spots on their body scales, and blue scribbles on the head. Juveniles can be identified by their pale greenish color and 2 black lines running behind the eye. Females, both old and young, are red-orange on the upper parts of their bodies and red-orange to white below.
Maori wrasse, like all other wrasses, have protrusible mouths, with separate jaw teeth that jut outward.
Napoleon wrasses are hermaphrodites, with some members of the population becoming male at approximately 9 years old. The females tend to live longer on average, about some 30 years, while the males only last about 25 years.
Napoleon wrasses spend most of their time feeding during the day. Adults are usually solitary, spending the day roaming the reef and returning to particular caves or ledges to rest at night.
In some areas they are very inquisitive, but in others where they are hunted they are very shy.

These are common visitors on our Komodo Liveaboard trips. Come join us see them in person!

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