Choerodon is a genus of wrasses native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.[3] They are commonly referred to as tuskfish, because most species have sharp tusk-like teeth.
| Choerodon | |
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| Harlequin Tuskfish (C. fasciatus) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Genus: | Choerodon Bleeker, 1849 |
| Type species | |
| Labrus macrodontus Lacépède, 1801[1]
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Species
editThe 24 currently recognized species in this genus are:[3]
- Choerodon anchorago (Bloch, 1791) (orange-dotted tuskfish)
- Choerodon azurio (D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1901) (Azurio tuskfish)
- Choerodon cauteroma M. F. Gomon & G. R. Allen, 1987 (bluespotted tuskfish)
- Choerodon cephalotes (Castelnau, 1875) (purple tuskfish)
- Choerodon cyanodus (J. Richardson, 1843) (blue tuskfish)
- Choerodon fasciatus (Günther, 1867) (harlequin tuskfish)
- Choerodon frenatus J. D. Ogilby, 1910 (bridled tuskfish)
- Choerodon gomoni G. R. Allen & J. E. Randall, 2002 (Gomon's tuskfish)[4]
- Choerodon graphicus (de Vis, 1885) (graphic tuskfish)
- Choerodon gymnogenys (Günther, 1867)
- Choerodon jordani (Snyder, 1908) (Jordan's tuskfish)[5]
- Choerodon margaritiferus Fowler & B. A. Bean, 1928 (pearly tuskfish)
- Choerodon melanostigma Fowler & B. A. Bean, 1928
- Choerodon monostigma J. D. Ogilby, 1910 (dark-spot tuskfish)
- Choerodon oligacanthus (Bleeker, 1851) (white-patch tuskfish)
- Choerodon paynei Whitley, 1945 (Payne's tuskfish)
- Choerodon robustus (Günther, 1862) (robust tuskfish)
- Choerodon rubescens (Günther, 1862) (baldchin groper)
- Choerodon schoenleinii (Valenciennes, 1839) (blackspot tuskfish)
- Choerodon sugillatum M. F. Gomon, 1987 (wedge-tailed tuskfish)
- Choerodon venustus (de Vis, 1884) (Venus tuskfish)
- Choerodon vitta J. D. Ogilby, 1910 (redstripe tuskfish)
- Choerodon zamboangae (Seale & B. A. Bean, 1907) (purple eyebrowed tuskfish)
- Choerodon zosterophorus (Bleeker, 1868) (Zoster wrasse)
References
edit- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Choerodon". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Labridae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Choerodon". FishBase. August 2013 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order LABRIFORMES: Family LABRIDAE (a-h)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order LABRIFORMES: Family LABRIDAE (a-h)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
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