Choerodon

Choerodon
Harlequin Tuskfish (C. fasciatus)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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]

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 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)[4]
  • Choerodon graphicus (de Vis, 1885) (graphic tuskfish)
  • Choerodon gymnogenys (Günther, 1867)
  • Choerodon jordani (Snyder, 1908) (Jordan's tuskfish)[5]
  • 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. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Choerodon". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  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.
  3. ^ a b Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Choerodon in FishBase. August 2013 version.
  4. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order LABRIFORMES: Family LABRIDAE (a-h)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  5. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order LABRIFORMES: Family LABRIDAE (a-h)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 27 February 2023.


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