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Pearly tuskfish (Choerodon margaritiferus)
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Ecological Illustration of Pearly tuskfish (Choerodon margaritiferus)
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Labridae

Pearly tuskfish

Choerodon margaritiferus

Wrasse Reaching Eleven Centimeters

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Oceania
  • Southeast Asia
  • Fusiform
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Pearly tuskfish is a marine fish from Western Central Pacific. It inhabits marine waters. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 11 cm.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Unnamed Order
Family
Labridae
Genus
Choerodon
Water type
Marine
Body shape
fusiform
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