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.Species
The 24 currently recognized species in this genus are:
- Choerodon anchorago
- Choerodon azurio
- Choerodon cauteroma M. F. Gomon & G. R. Allen, 1987
- Choerodon cephalotes
- Choerodon cyanodus
- Choerodon fasciatus
- Choerodon frenatus J. D. Ogilby, 1910
- Choerodon gomoni G. R. Allen & J. E. Randall, 2002
- Choerodon graphicus
- Choerodon gymnogenys
- Choerodon jordani
- Choerodon margaritiferus Fowler & B. A. Bean, 1928
- Choerodon melanostigma Fowler & B. A. Bean, 1928
- Choerodon monostigma J. D. Ogilby, 1910
- Choerodon oligacanthus
- Choerodon paynei Whitley, 1945
- Choerodon robustus
- Choerodon rubescens
- Choerodon schoenleinii
- Choerodon sugillatum M. F. Gomon, 1987
- Choerodon venustus
- Choerodon vitta J. D. Ogilby, 1910
- Choerodon zamboangae
- Choerodon zosterophorus
