checkerboard wrasse (Halichoeres hortulanus)
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Three fish species that live in the Laccadive Sea, off the southwest corner of the Indian coast, are capable of using tools.
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- It is a fish belonging to the wrasse family. It is native to the area including the Indian Ocean to central Pacific Ocean.
- The species feeds primarily on sand-dwelling gastropods, bivalves, hermit crabs, polychaetes and small fishes.
- IUCN Status: Least Concern
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