Category: Fish
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Family: Labridae

Other Names:
Fish, Spotted Wrasse

Notes
Spotties have two life phases, they change colour and sex between 13cm and 19cm at approximately 2-3 years of age.
It is not known if fish 'sleep' but after close observations of spotties in the Aquarium it appears they spend part of their night in a state of sleep.

References
Coastal Fishes of New Zealand: Francis