Dark-spot tuskfish (Choerodon monostigma)

Scientific name: Choerodon monostigma Ogilby, 1910

Dark-spot tuskfish (Choerodon monostigma)

The Dark-spot tuskfish (Choerodon monostigma) is a marine fish of the family Labridae. Native range: Western Central Pacific, northwestern Australia and Papua New Guinea.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 10. Body mostly pale with faint broad dusky bands especially dorsally. A prominent ocellated dark spot present on dorsal fin between last few spines. Body deep at level of dorsal-fin origin (2.3 to 2.6 times in SL). Second prominent anterior canine mostly straight, only slightly curved in large specimens, angled dorsolaterally and sometimes slightly posteriorly.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Choerodon monostigma
Family
Labridae (Wrasses)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
25.0
Environment
Marine; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Central Pacific: northwestern Australia and Papua New Guinea.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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