Long slender fish with a pointed snout and blue‑green body with spots.

Bird wrasse

Gomphosus varius
Where at Shedd?
Wild Reef
Diet Fish, crustaceans, brittle stars and mollusks
Size Length: Up to 12 inches (30 cm)
Type Fishes
Range Indian and West-Central Pacific Oceans
Habitat Coral-rich areas of lagoon and seaward reefs

Did you know?

  1. The bird wrasse uses its extended snout to pick prey out of tiny reef holes and crevices.

IUCN Red List Conservation Status