Orange-dotted tuskfish

Choerodon anchorago

Juveniles shoal in estuary seagrass beds

Orange
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
South Asia
Fusiform
Medium
Tropical fish

Orange-dotted tuskfish is a marine fish associated with seagrass habitat. The available account notes this characteristic: Juveniles shoal in estuary seagrass beds.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Unnamed Order
Family: Labridae
Genus: Choerodon
Maximum length: 50 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Sri Lanka eastward to French Polynesia, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to New Caledonia.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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