Labridae

Blue tuskfish

Choerodon cyanodus

Fish Reaching Seventy Centimeters in Australian Waters

• Blue
• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• Oceania
• South Asia
• Fusiform
• Large
• Tropical fish

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).