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chiseltooth wrasse (Pseudodax moluccanus)
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chiseltooth wrasse (Pseudodax moluccanus) specimen
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Labridae

chiseltooth wrasse

Pseudodax moluccanus

Thirty Centimeters Wrasse from the South African Coast

  • Tropical
  • Transcontinental
  • Marine fish
  • Indian Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Africa
  • East Asia
  • Fusiform
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

chiseltooth wrasse is a marine fish from Indo-Pacific. It inhabits marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 30 cm.

Family
Labridae
Maximum length
30 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Red Sea to South Africa (Ref. 35918 ) and to the Society, Marquesan and Tuamoto islands, north to southern Japan.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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