The
wrasses are a
family,
Labridae, of marine
fish, many of which are brightly colored. The family is large and diverse, with over 600 species in 82 genera, which are divided into 9 subgroups or tribes. They are typically small fish, most of them less than long, although the largest, the
humphead wrasse, can measure up to . They are efficient carnivores, feeding on a wide range of small invertebrates. Many smaller wrasses follow the feeding trails of larger fish, picking up invertebrates disturbed by their passing. Juveniles of some representatives of the genera
Bodianus,
Epibulus,
Cirrhilabrus,
Oxycheilinus, and
Paracheilinus hide among the tentacles of the free-living
mushroom coral Heliofungia actiniformis.