Green Wrasse
Notolabrus inscriptus
- Usual depth3–26 m
- Water temperature17–23 °C
- Best monthsFebruary
- How commonOccasional
Photo credit: (c) Bruce Deagle, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
The inscribed wrasse is a species of marine ray-finned fish from the family Labridae, the wrasses. It is found in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Inscribed wrasse”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 47 records
- February: 88 records
- March: 21 records
- April: 25 records
- May: 23 records
- June: 17 records
- July: 10 records
- August: 7 records
- September: 12 records
- October: 24 records
- November: 41 records
- December: 46 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 3–26 m · Deepest record: 31.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 17–23 °C
Photos
(c) Susan Prior, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Susan Prior, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Javier, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Luca Davenport-Thomas, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
no rights reserved · CC0 1.0 · iNaturalist 
(c) Oscar Dove, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Green Wrasse, Inscribed wrasse
Names in 1 more languages
- German
- Pailletten-Lippfisch
Other scientific names: Labrichthys inscripta, Labrus inscriptus, Pseudolabrus inscriptus, Tautoga inscripta
Similar species
banded parrotfishNotolabrus fucicola
BlueheadNotolabrus tetricus
spottyNotolabrus celidotus
Crimson-banded Parrot-fishNotolabrus gymnogenis
Brown-spotted ParrotfishNotolabrus parilus
- Girdled Wrasse
Notolabrus cinctus
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 550 open-data records from 1916 to 2022.
- Species data updated November 5, 2026.
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