Blue-banded wrasse

The blue-banded wrasse (Xiphocheilus typus) is a species of wrasse native to the easternmost Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. It is an inhabitant of reefs, preferring substrates of flat sand or rubble at depths of from 15 to 85 m. This species grows to 12 cm in standard length. It is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries. This species is the only known member of its genus.