Blackspot Tuskfish (species: Choerodon schoenleinii) in Fraser Island (Gaia Guide)
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Choerodon schoenleinii
Blackspot Tuskfish


©Ria Tan: Blackspot Tuskfish (Choerodon schoenleinii)

©Ria Tan: Blackspot Tuskfish (Choerodon schoenleinii)

©David Witherall and Cameron Cohen: Blackspot Tuskfish (Choerodon schoenleinii), Ocean Free, Green Island

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Labridae
Genus Choerodon
Species Choerodon schoenleinii
Status near threatened

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Distinguishing features

Large adults appear blue underwater and usually have a small black spot at the dorsal fin base. Juveniles have a large white saddle spot following the black spot. (Fishbase)

Size

  • Up to 100 cm (Total Length)

Depth range

  • From 10 m to 60 m

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Distribution and habitat preferences

Inhabit flat sandy or weedy areas near lagoon and seaward reefs (FishBase).

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References

  • Allen, G., R. Steene, P. Humann and N. Deloach (2003). Reef fish identification: Tropical Pacific New World Publications Inc., Jacksonville, FL, USA.
  • Grutter, A.S. (1997). Effect of the removal of cleaner fish on the abundance and species composition of reef fish, Oecologia, 111: 137-143. LIRS catalog number 504.
  • Hunter, J.A., E. Ingram, R.D. Adlard, R.A. Bray and T.H. Cribb (2010). A cryptic complex of Transversotrema species (Digenea: Transversotrematidae) on labroid, haemulid and lethrinid fishes in the Indo-West Pacific region, including the description of three new species, Zootaxa, 2652: 17-32. LIRS catalog number 1313.
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