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Tuskfishes
Choerodon
Choerodon is a genus of wrasses native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. They originated in the Miocene, when the Australian and Eurasian Plates collided. They are commonly referred to as tuskfish, because most species have sharp tusk-like teeth.
27 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 27 known species
Anchor Tuskfish
speciesChoerodon anchorago
Blackspot Tuskfish
speciesChoerodon schoenleinii
Harlequin Tuskfish
speciesChoerodon fasciatus
Graphic Tuskfish
speciesChoerodon graphicus
Baldchin Groper
speciesChoerodon rubescens
Blue Tuskfish
speciesChoerodon cyanodus
Azurio Tuskfish
speciesChoerodon azurio
Darkstripe Tuskfish
speciesChoerodon zosterophorus
Purple Tuskfish
speciesChoerodon cephalotes
Bluespotted Tuskfish
speciesChoerodon cauteroma
Blackwedge Tuskfish
speciesChoerodon jordani
White-patch tuskfish
speciesChoerodon oligacanthus
Venus Tuskfish
speciesChoerodon venustus
Eyebrow Tuskfish
speciesChoerodon zamboangae
Redstripe Tuskfish
speciesChoerodon vitta
Robust Tuskfish
speciesChoerodon robustus
Darkspot Tuskfish
speciesChoerodon monostigma
Bridled Tuskfish
speciesChoerodon frenatus
Choerodon typus
speciesChoerodon typus
Gilded Tuskfish
speciesChoerodon aurulentus
Choerodon gomoni
speciesChoerodon gomoni
Choerodon gymnogenys
speciesChoerodon gymnogenys
Wedgetail Tuskfish
speciesChoerodon sugillatum
Choerodon albofasciatus
speciesChoerodon albofasciatus
Swallowtail tuskfish
speciesChoerodon cypselurus
Choerodon skaiopygmaeus
speciesChoerodon skaiopygmaeus
Choerodon margaritiferus
speciesChoerodon margaritiferus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 87449.