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Family Labridae

EAST ASIA

Choerodon azurio

Female

 

Male

Male, Yawatano, Izu, Japan, 30 feet

 SCARBREAST TUSKFISH    Ira

Uncommon on rocky reefs.  Attains 10 inches.  Subtropical East Asia from Japan to Vietnam.