LABRIDAE Pseudodax moluccanus, 19.5 cm SL (photo by Ukkrit Satapoomin) Pseudodax moluccanus (Valenciennes, 1840) Chiseltooth Wrasse D IX, 12; A III, 14; P1 15; LLp 30-31. Body moderately deep. Dorsal profile of head only slightly curved convexly; jaws prominent; 2 prominent spatulate incisors anteriorly in each jaw, those of lower jaw followed by a second pair; remaining teeth in jaws meet in a cutting ridge. Lateral line continuous with no sharp bend. Head scaly except for interorbital, snout, and chin. Caudal fin slightly rounded. Color: body grey brown to deep purple blue; reddish brown forward on back and rear of head; reddish brown spot on each body scale; upper lip yellow with a blue streak above it and crossing lower cheek; teeth blue; caudal fin blackish with a pale yellow bar at base; dorsal fin orange; anal, pectoral, and pelvic fins yellowish. Juveniles dark brown with 2 iridescent blue stripe, 1 dorsal, 1 ventral. Size: maximum length about 25 cm. Distribution: Indo-Pacific, from Red Sea to Tahiti and Tuamotu Archipelago. Remarks: found on coral reefs and rocky reefs at depths of 3-40 m. Adults are solitary, feeding upon small invertebrates scraped from substrate.