HomeMarine aquarium fishWrassesBlackspot razorfish Blackspot razorfish (Iniistius dea) Scientific name: Iniistius dea Temminck & Schlegel, 1845 The Blackspot razorfish (Iniistius dea) is a marine fish of the family Labridae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, India and northwestern Australia to southern Japan and the China seas. Species factsScientific nameIniistius deaFamilyLabridae (Wrasses)OrderPerciformes (Perch-like fish)ClassActinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)Maximum length30.0EnvironmentMarine; demersalClimateTropicalDistributionIndo-West Pacific: India and northwestern Australia to southern Japan and the China seas.Conservation status (IUCN)Least Concern (LC)Threat to humansHarmlessUsesAquarium: commercialResilienceMedium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.) More wrassesShoulder-spot wrasseLeptojulis cyanopleuraSpotfin hogfishBodianus pulchellusSpanish hogfishBodianus rufusHogfishLachnolaimus maximusMidnight parrotfishScarus coelestinusBlue parrotfishScarus coeruleusSee all wrasses SourcesTaxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.Last updated 27 September 2026