Scientific Name: Choerodon cyanodus
Family: Wrasses - Labridae
Maximum Size: 70cm
Identification: Shades of gray often with yellowish or greenish tints; white chin and white spot on rear back, frequently display 4-5 faint bars on back.
Favourite: Solitary.
Hide-out: Sand and rubble areas near coastal reefs in 2-35m.
Location: Indo-West Pacific - Sri Lanka to Papua New Guinea. S.W. Japan to Australia and New Caledonia.
Blue Tuskfish
Tripletail Wrasse
Scientific Name: Cheilinus trilobatus
Family: Wrasses - Labridae
Maximum Size: 45cm
Identification: TP - Shades of green; ornate pattern of pink lines and spots cover head, two white to whitish bars on tail base; rounded tail fin with protruding upper and lower lobes.
Favourite: Solitary and wary.
Hide-out: Lagoons, passes and outer reefs to 30m.
Location: Indo-Pacific - E. Africa to Micronesia and Tuamotu Is. in French Polynesia. S.W. Japan to Australia and New Caledonia.
Redbreasted Wrasse
Scientific Name: Cheilinus fasciatus
Family: Wrasses - Labridae
Maximum Size: 36cm
Identification: Red-orange rear head and forebody; alternating white and blackish bars on body and tail.
Favourite: Solitary.
Hide-out: Mixed sand, rubble and coral areas of lagoons and coastal reefs in 3-40m.
Location: Indo-West Pacific - Red Sea to Micronesia and Samoa. S.W. Japan to E. Australia and New Caledonia.
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