Scientific Name
Choerodon fasciatus
Common Name
Harlequin tuskfish
Biology
Dorsal
spines
(total): 12;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 8;
Anal
spines: 3;
Anal
soft rays: 10. Body with 7 or 8 pairs of alternating prominent red, blue, white and blackish bands. Pectoral fins with ii unbranched and 14 branched rays. Predorsal scales approximately 10 to 14, reaching forward in advance of posterior extent of orbit on dorsal midline of head. (Ref 9823)