(Barred thicklip)
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 25 m . Tropical; 30°N - 30°S, 33°E - 122°W
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 30.0 cm TL male/unsexed;
Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 11; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 11. Lips thick with age . Several color phases with age and sex . Basic color pattern changes little with growth although the posteriormost white bands disappear on large individuals . Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
Full article at FishBaseLeast Concern (LC); Date assessed:12 June 2008 (FishBase)
TGCACCCTCTATTTAGTATTCGGCGCCTGAGCTGGGATGGTAGGCACAGCCCTAAGCCTACTTATTCGGGCTGAACTAAGCCAACCCGGCGCTCTCCTCGGGGACGATCAGATTTACAATGTAATCGTTACAGCCCATGCATTCGTAATAATTTTCTTTATAGTAATACCAATTATGATTGGAGGCTTTGGGAACTGACTGATCCCTTTAATGATCGGAGCCCCCGACATAGCTTTCCCCCGAATAAACAACATGAGCTTCTGACTTCTACCCCCCTCCTTCCTACTCCTTCTTGCATCCTCTGGTGTCGAAGCAGGCGCCGGGACTGGCTGAACAGTCTACCCGCCCCTAGCAGGAAACCTGGCCCACGCCGGAGCATCCGTTGATTTAACTATTTTCTCCCTGCATCTGGCCGGAATTTCGTCCATCCTCGGCGCTATTAACTTCATTACAACCATCATCAACATGAAACCTCCTGCTATTTCCCAATACCAGACACCTCTATTCGTTTGAGCTGTTCTAATCACGGCCGTACTTCTCCTTCTCTCCCTACCCGTCCTTGCCGCTGGTATTACCATGCTCCTAACAGACCGAAATCTAAATACTACCTTCTTTGACCCTGCTGGTGGAGGAGACCCAATTTTATATCAACACTTGTTCTGA