genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
wrasse
The wrasses are a family, Labridae, of marine fish, many of which are brightly colored. The family is large and diverse, with over 600 species in 81 genera, which are divided into 9 subgroups or tribes.
They are typically small, most of them le ...
s native to the
Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the third-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, covering or ~19.8% of the water on Earth's surface. It is bounded by Asia to the north, Africa to the west and Australia to the east. To the south it is bounded by th ...
and the western
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean (or, depending on definition, to Antarctica) in the south, and is bounded by the continen ...
. 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:
* '' Choerodon anchorago'' (
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Choerodon graphicus
''Choerodon'' is a genus of wrasses native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. They are commonly referred to as tuskfish, because most species have sharp tusk-like teeth.
Species
The 24 currently recognized species in this genus a ...
'' (
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Choerodon jordani
''Choerodon'' is a genus of wrasses native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. They are commonly referred to as tuskfish, because most species have sharp tusk-like teeth.
Species
The 24 currently recognized species in this genus a ...
Choerodon monostigma
''Choerodon'' is a genus of wrasses native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. They are commonly referred to as tuskfish, because most species have sharp tusk-like teeth.
Species
The 24 currently recognized species in this genus a ...
Valenciennes
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, 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
''Choerodon'' is a genus of wrasses native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. They are commonly referred to as tuskfish, because most species have sharp tusk-like teeth.
Species
The 24 currently recognized species in this genus a ...
'' ( Seale & B. A. Bean, 1907) (purple eyebrowed tuskfish)
* '' Choerodon zosterophorus'' (Bleeker, 1868) (Zoster wrasse)