This species' coloration varies greatly between males and females. Females have yellowish bodies with light blue bands, but in males the yellow is much less pronounced, and they appear more blue all over. They mainly feed on crustaceans and algae.
- Scientific Name
- Scarus ghobban
- Classification
- Order: Perciformes, Family: Scaridae
- Habitat
- South of the Kii Peninsula, India, Pacific Ocean
