Harlequin Tuskfish

Scientific Name: Choerodon fasciatus
Family: Wrasses - Labridae
Maximum Size: 30cm
Identification: White undercolor, rear body becomes dark with age; 6-9 blue edged orange bars extend from head to tail base, tail white with orangish margin.
Favourite: Solitary, territorial and often in caves.
Hide-out: Coastal outer reefs to 15m.
Location: Two separate ranges - Taiwan and S.W. Japan to Palau. Also Great Barrier Reef and New Caledonia.

Graphic Tuskfish

Scientific Name: Choerodon graphicus
Family: Wrasses - Labridae
Maximum Size: 46cm
Identification: Tan to yellow undercolor; dark irregular spoke-like markings radiating from eye, dark inter-connected bars on sides.
Favourite: Solitary.
Hide-out: Sand and rubble patches of coastal, lagoon and seaward reefs in 2-30m.
Location: Great Barrier Reef and New Caledonia.

Darkstripe Tuskfish

Scientific Name: Choerodon vitta
Family: Wrasses - Labridae
Maximum Size: 20cm
Identification: Light gray to yellowish with yellow head; dark mid-lateral stripe, dark spot on tail base.
Favourite: Solitary or form small groups.
Hide-out: Flat sand and rubble bottoms in vicinity of coastal reefs in 10-40m.
Location: Aru Is. in Indonesia, New Guinea and N. Australia.