Purple tuskfish (Choerodon cephalotes)

Scientific name: Choerodon cephalotes Castelnau, 1875

Purple tuskfish (Choerodon cephalotes)

The Purple tuskfish (Choerodon cephalotes) is a marine fish of the family Labridae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, Indonesia to Queensland, Australia.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 10. Body scales edged with blue giving sides uneven banded appearance. No small prominent black spot on side. A horizontally elongate dusky blotch present below centre of fin in some specimens. Head with many small orange spots on cheek, forehead crossed by 4 or 5 sets of alternating blue and orange stripes. Second prominent anterior canine in lower jaw distinctly smaller than first in adults, directed dorsolaterally and curved slightly posteriorly. 1 to 3 scales on subopercle. (Ref 9823)

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Choerodon cephalotes
Family
Labridae (Wrasses)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
38.0
Environment
Marine; reef-associated
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Indonesia to Queensland, Australia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
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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