Scarbreast tuskfin

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Scarbreast tuskfin
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Choerodon
Species: C. azurio
Binomial name
Choerodon azurio
(Jordan & Snyder, 1901)

The scarbreast tuskfin (Choerodon azurio) is a species of fish in the Labridae family. It is found in China, Hong Kong, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, and Taiwan. Its natural habitats are open seas, shallow seas, subtidal aquatic beds, and coral reefs. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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