Blue tuskfish
| Blue tuskfish | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Genus: | Choerodon |
| Species: | C. cyanodus
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| Binomial name | |
| Choerodon cyanodus (J. Richardson, 1843)
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The blue tuskfish, Choerodon cyanodus, is a species of wrasse native to the Indian and western Pacific Oceans, where it is known to occur around Australia, but has been claimed to occur more widely. It inhabits reefs. This species can reach a length of 70 cm (28 in). It can be found in the aquarium trade.[2] It eats mollusks[2] and the hatchlings of green sea turtles once they reach the water.[3]
References
- ^ Fairclough, D.; Russell, B.; Kulbicki, M.; et al. (Grouper & Wrasse Specialist Group) (2004). "Choerodon cyanodus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004 e.T44670A10933766. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T44670A10933766.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Choerodon cyanodus". FishBase. August 2013 version.
- ^ Ernst, C.H., & Lovich, J. E. (2009). Turtles of the United States and Canada. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press.