''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 are: * '' Choerodon anchorago'' (

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, 1791) (orange-dotted tuskfish) * '' Choerodon azurio'' ( D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1901) (Azurio tuskfish) * '' Choerodon cauteroma'' M. F. Gomon & G. R. Allen, 1987 (bluespotted tuskfish) * '' Choerodon cephalotes'' ( Castelnau, 1875) (purple tuskfish) * '' Choerodon cyanodus'' ( J. Richardson, 1843) (blue tuskfish) * '' Choerodon fasciatus'' ( Günther, 1867) (harlequin tuskfish) * '' Choerodon frenatus'' J. D. Ogilby, 1910 (bridled tuskfish) * '' Choerodon gomoni'' G. R. Allen & J. E. Randall, 2002 (Gomon's tuskfish) * '' Choerodon graphicus'' (

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, 1885) (graphic tuskfish) * '' Choerodon gymnogenys'' (Günther, 1867) * '' Choerodon jordani'' (Snyder, 1908) (Jordan's tuskfish) * '' Choerodon margaritiferus'' Fowler & B. A. Bean, 1928 (pearly tuskfish) * '' Choerodon melanostigma'' Fowler & B. A. Bean, 1928 * '' Choerodon monostigma'' J. D. Ogilby, 1910 (dark-spot tuskfish) * '' Choerodon oligacanthus'' ( Bleeker, 1851) (white-patch tuskfish) * '' Choerodon paynei'' Whitley, 1945 (Payne's tuskfish) * '' Choerodon robustus'' (Günther, 1862) (robust tuskfish) * '' Choerodon rubescens'' (Günther, 1862) (baldchin groper) * '' Choerodon schoenleinii'' (

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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'' ( Seale & B. A. Bean, 1907) (purple eyebrowed tuskfish) * '' Choerodon zosterophorus'' (Bleeker, 1868) (Zoster wrasse)

References

Labridae Marine fish genera Taxa named by Pieter Bleeker {{Labridae-stub