Scientific synonyms
Gomphosus coeruleus Lacépède, 1801
Gomphosus fuscus Bennett, 1828
Gomphosus caeruleus klunzingeri Klausewitz, 1962
Gomphosus klunzingeri
Acarauna longirostris Sevastianoff, 1802
Gomphosus melanotus Bleeker, 1855
Gomphosus ornatus Bennett, 1830
Gomphosus viridis Bennett, 1830
Other names
= Birdfish
= Blue Clubnosed Wrasse
= Checkerboard Wrasse
= Indian Ocean Bird Wrasse