Choerodon

Choerodon

Harlequin Tuskfish (C. fasciatus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Subphylum:	Vertebrata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Labridae
Genus:	Choerodon Bleeker, 1849
Type species
Labrus macrodontus Lacépède, 1801
Synonyms
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 genus of wrasses native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.^[1]

Species

The 24 currently recognized species in this genus are:^[1]

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 2 Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Choerodon in FishBase. August 2013 version.

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