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Choerodon

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Choerodon

Harlequin Tuskfish (C. fasciatus)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Labriformes
Family:	Labridae
Genus:	Choerodon Bleeker, 1849
Type species
Labrus macrodontus Lacépède, 1801^[1]
Synonyms^[2]
Aspiurochilus Fowler, 1956 Choerodonoides Kamohara, 1958 Choerops Rüppell, 1852 Cossyphodes Bleeker, 1860 Hypsigenys Günther, 1861 Lienardella Fowler & B. A. Bean, 1928 Macrochoerodon Fowler & B. A. Bean, 1928 Peaolopesia J. L. B. Smith, 1949 Torresia Castelnau, 1875]

Choerodon is a genusofwrasses 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.

Species[edit]

The 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 and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of ChoerodoninFishBase. 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.

Taxon identifiers

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