Choerodon

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
Harlequin Tuskfish (C. fasciatus)
Scientific classification
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]

Species

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)
  • Choerodon graphicus (de Vis, 1885) (graphic tuskfish)
  • Choerodon gymnogenys (Günther, 1867)
  • Choerodon jordani (Snyder, 1908) (Jordan's tuskfish)
  • 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
  1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Choerodon". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  2. 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.
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Choerodon in FishBase. August 2013 version.


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