The Canary Wrasse, also called Yellow Wrasse, can look similar to an all yellow juvenile Canarytop Wrasse. It is native to the central Indo-Pacific area and grows to 12cm long. One male dominates a group of females. They bury themselves in the sand to sleep.

The Canarytop Wrasse, also called Silver Belly and Whitebelly Wrasse, can look similar to the all yellow Canary Wrasse when juvenile. The juvenile Canarytop is all bright yellow with 3-4 black spots; two black spots in the centre and end of the dorsal fin and one before the tail, followed by a fourth at the front of the dorsal fin.

It develops a shiny white belly later and, on maturity, the black spots fade and the facial neon pink stripes develop. It is native to the Indian Ocean and grows to 12cm long.