Choerodon

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
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.^[3] 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:^[3]

Choerodon anchorago (Bloch, 1791) (orange-dotted tuskfish)
Choerodon azurio (D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1901) (Azurio tuskfish)
Choerodon cauteroma & G. R. Allen, 1987 (bluespotted tuskfish)
(Castelnau, 1875) (purple tuskfish)
Choerodon cyanodus (J. Richardson, 1843) (blue tuskfish)
Choerodon fasciatus (Günther, 1867) (harlequin tuskfish)
J. D. Ogilby, 1910 (bridled tuskfish)
G. R. Allen & J. E. Randall, 2002 (Gomon's tuskfish)
(, 1885) (graphic tuskfish)
(Günther, 1867)
(Snyder, 1908) (Jordan's tuskfish)
Fowler & B. A. Bean, 1928 (pearly tuskfish)
Fowler & B. A. Bean, 1928
J. D. Ogilby, 1910 (dark-spot tuskfish)
(Bleeker, 1851) (white-patch tuskfish)
Whitley, 1945 (Payne's tuskfish)
(Günther, 1862) (robust tuskfish)
Choerodon rubescens (Günther, 1862) (baldchin groper)
Choerodon schoenleinii (Valenciennes, 1839) (blackspot tuskfish)
M. F. Gomon, 1987 (wedge-tailed tuskfish)
(de Vis, 1884) (Venus tuskfish)
J. D. Ogilby, 1910 (redstripe tuskfish)
(Seale & B. A. Bean, 1907) (purple eyebrowed tuskfish)
(Bleeker, 1868) (Zoster wrasse)

References[]

^ 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 Choerodon in FishBase. August 2013 version.

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[CofFG-1] Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Choerodon". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 31 December 2019.

[CofF-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.

[FishBase-3] Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Choerodon in FishBase. August 2013 version.

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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]