- Classification
- ACTINOPTERYGII
- PERCIFORMES
- LABRIDAE
- Pseudodax
- moluccanus
Chiseltooth Wrasse, Pseudodax moluccanus (Valenciennes 1840)
Other Names: Chisel-tooth Wrasse
A Chiseltooth Wrasse, Pseudodax moluccanus, in the Red sea at Marsa Alam, Egypt. Source: BBM Explorer / Flickr / www.bbmexplorer.com. License: CC By Attribution-NonCommercial
Summary:
A greyish to reddish-brown wrasse with a dark streak or spot on each body scale, a blue streak above a yellow upper lip, blue teeth, and a black caudal fin with a blue margin. Juveniles are pale blue with a broad midbody stripe, and subadults have a yellow band on the tail base.
Juveniles resemble cleaner wrasse of the genus Labroides and also remove external parasites form other fishes.
Juveniles resemble cleaner wrasse of the genus Labroides and also remove external parasites form other fishes.
Cite this page as:
Dianne J. Bray, Pseudodax moluccanus in Fishes of Australia, accessed 11 Sep 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/269
Chiseltooth Wrasse, Pseudodax moluccanus (Valenciennes 1840)
References
Sadovy, Y., Pollard, D. & Rocha, L.A. 2010. Pseudodax moluccanus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 6 March 2015.