* Stethojulis bandanensis (Bleeker, 1851) .

Red-shouldered Wrasse. To 15 cm (5.9 in) (Robertson and Allen 2008). Southern Japan; tip of Baja California, lower Gulf of California, Costa Rica, Panama, and various offshore islands (Robertson and Allen 2008). Depth: surface (nightlight; Personal communication: Scripps Institution of Oceanography Fish Collection, La Jolla, California), intertidal to 15 m (49 ft) (min.: Personal communication: Scripps Institution of Oceanography Fish Collection, La Jolla, California; max: Robertson and Allen 2008).