Fishbone is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1979, the band plays a fusion of ska, punk, funk, metal, reggae, and soul. AllMusic has described the group as "one of the most distinctive and eclectic alternative rock bands of the late 1980s.
A fishbone diagram, sometimes referred to as a cause-and-effect diagram or an Ishikawa diagram, is a quality tool that helps users identify the many possible causes for a problem by sorting ideas into useful categories.
Because the drawing looks like a fish bone with a head, spine, and side branches, it is often called a fishbone diagram. In the world of quality, it is also referred to as a cause and effect analysis or cause and effect diagram.