Biology:Blue tuskfish
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Short description: Species of fish
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Genus: | Choerodon |
| Species: | C. cyanodus
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| Choerodon cyanodus (J. Richardson, 1843)
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The blue tuskfish, Choerodon cyanodus, is a species of wrasse native to the Indian and western Pacific Oceans, where it is known to occur around Australia , but has been claimed to occur more widely. It inhabits reefs. This species can reach a length of 70 cm (28 in). It can be found in the aquarium trade.[2]
References
- ↑ Fairclough, D.; Russell, B.; Kulbicki, M. (2004). "Choerodon cyanodus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004: e.T44670A10933766. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T44670A10933766.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/44670/10933766. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Choerodon cyanodus" in FishBase. August 2013 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q2110004 entry
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