HomeMarine aquarium fishWrassesBlue tuskfish Blue tuskfish (Choerodon cyanodus) Scientific name: Choerodon cyanodus Richardson, 1843 The Blue tuskfish (Choerodon cyanodus) is a marine fish of the family Labridae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, Western Australia to Queensland. Reported to range from Sri Lanka to Papua New Guinea, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to New Caledonia. BiologyDorsal spines (total): 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 10. Body with about 5 very faint broad dusky bands dorsally on side in most freshly preserved specimens. A large pale spot often present below posterior end of caudal fin in adults. No darky spot present on side below fifth or sixth dorsal-fin spine. Adults with second prominent anterior canine approximately same size as first, second canine slanted dorsally. (Ref 9823)Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0. Species factsScientific nameChoerodon cyanodusFamilyLabridae (Wrasses)OrderPerciformes (Perch-like fish)ClassActinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)Maximum length70.0EnvironmentMarine; reef-associatedClimateSubtropicalDistributionIndo-West Pacific: Western Australia to Queensland. Reported to range from Sri Lanka to Papua New Guinea, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to New Caledonia.Conservation status (IUCN)Least Concern (LC)Threat to humansHarmlessUsesAquarium: commercialResilienceLow, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.) More wrassesLaboute's wrasseCirrhilabrus labouteiPurplelined wrasseCirrhilabrus lineatusDotted wrasseCirrhilabrus punctatusLubbock's wrasseCirrhilabrus lubbockiRedfin wrasseCirrhilabrus rubripinnisGoldstripe wrasseHalichoeres zeylonicusSee all wrasses SourcesTaxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.Last updated 27 September 2026