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The bird wrasse, ''Gomphosus varius'', is a species of the wrasse family. ==Description== The bird wrasse is a medium-sized fish, it can reach a standard length of .〔Westneat, M.W., 2001. Labridae. Wrasses, hogfishes, razorfishes, corises, tuskfishes. p. 3381-3467. In K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Vol. 6. Bony fishes part 4 (Labridae to Latimeriidae), estuarine crocodiles. FAO, Rome.〕 Adults are relatively easy to recognize through their characteristic long nose and the way they are swimming jerkily flapping their pectoral fins. On the other side, juveniles are more difficult to identify just because they don't have yet their long nose.〔Myers, R.F., 1999. Micronesian reef fishes: a comprehensive guide to the coral reef fishes of Micronesia, 3 rd revised and expanded edition. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 330 p.〕 ''Gomphosus varius''can be confused with its close relative ''Gomphosus caeruleus'' but differs from the latter by its color pattern and its geographic range. Like many wrasses, ''Gomphosus varius'' is a sequential hermaphrodite that means it evolves all during its life. It can change sex and all along the evolution its body shape, color intensity and pattern vary a lot.〔sequential hermaphroditeAllen, G.R. 2000. Marine fishes of south-east Asia – A field guide for anglers and divers. Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd.〕 The overall look is an elongated body, laterally compressed with a truncated tail and a long snout. The female is smaller than the male and its body color is duller. The anterior half or the first third of the body is light-colored :the belly and chest are pearly white, the scales of the flanks are grayish and lined with a dark border, the upper part of the " spout " is orangey, a brown longitudinal fine line crosses the eye and the pectoral fins are translucent. The male body color is more uniform than the female's one. Its dominant color for the whole body is greenish, the intensity varies from one individual to another, but also according to its maturity and is in mating period.〔Colin, P.L. and Bell, L.J. 1991. Aspects of the spawning of labrid and scarid fishes (Pisces: Labroidei) at Enewetak Atoll, Marshall Islands with notes on other families. Environmental Biology of Fishes 31(3): 229-260.〕 The head can also have a dark bluish color. A yellowish stain lighter green than the flanks overcomes the shoulder of the pectoral fin. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gomphosus varius」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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