Choerodon anchorago

(Bloch, 1791)

Vernacular names
English : Orange-dotted tuskfish
French : Labre à nageoires jaunes

Classification
Class : Teleostei
Order : Eupercaria i. s. (sometimes still Perciformes)
Family : Labridae
Notes : No subspecies known.

Identification
Humped forehead, prominent teeth, yellow eyes. Olive-brown head and back, white chin and belly. Broad black and yellow areas on mid-flanks. Bright yellow anal and tail fin.

Range and habitat
Indo-Pacific, from Sri Lanka to French Polynesia, to Ryukyu islands and New Caledonia. Found around reef flats and lagoon reefs, in areas with seagrass, rubble, coral and sand.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : LEAST CONCERN
CITES : Not Listed
Status : The species has a large range and remains locally common to abundant. It is often targeted for the trade and caught for food. Monitoring of these activities would be needed.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

Observation

 

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