Choerodon Explained

Choerodon is a genus of wrasses native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. They are commonly referred to as tuskfish, because most species have sharp tusk-like teeth.

Species

The 24 currently recognized species in this genus are:

• 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)^[1]
• Choerodon graphicus (de Vis, 1885) (graphic tuskfish)
• Choerodon gymnogenys (Günther, 1867)
• Choerodon jordani (Snyder, 1908) (Jordan's tuskfish)^[2]
• 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)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Order LABRIFORMES: Family LABRIDAE (a-h) . 27 February 2023 . Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . amp . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara . 22 September 2018.
2. Web site: Order LABRIFORMES: Family LABRIDAE (a-h) . 27 February 2023 . Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . amp . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara . 22 September 2018.