Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Eupercaria
Ordo: Labriformes
Familia: Labridae
Genus: Choerodon
Species: C. anchorago – C. azurio – C. balerensis – C. cauteroma – C. cephalotes – C. cyanodus – C. fasciatus – C. frenatus – C. gomoni – C. graphicus – C. gymnogenys – C. jordani – C. margaritiferus – C. melanostigma – C. monostigma – C. oligacanthus – C. paynei – C. robustus – C. rubescens – C. schoenleinii – C. sugillatum – C. venustus – C. vitta – C. zamboangae – C. zosterophorus
Name
Choerodon Bleeker, 1849:10
Type species: Labrus macrodontus Lacepède, 1801. Type by monotypy.
References
Bleeker, P. 1849: Overzigt der te Batavia voorkomende Gladschubbige Labroïden, met beschrijving van 11 nieuwe species. Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wettenschappen, 22: 1–64.
Parenti, P. & J.E. Randall 2000: An annotated checklist of the species of the Labroid fish families Labridae and Scaridae. Ichthyological Bulletin of the J. L. B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, 68: 1–97.
Vernacular names
English: Tuskfishes
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)
Choerodon graphicus (de Vis, 1885) (graphic tuskfish)
Choerodon gymnogenys (Günther, 1867)
Choerodon jordani (Snyder, 1908) (Jordan's tuskfish)
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
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.
Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Choerodon in FishBase. August 2013 version.
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