Choerodon

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.

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