Biology:Orange-dotted tuskfish
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Genus: | Choerodon |
| Species: | C. anchorago
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| Choerodon anchorago (Bloch, 1791)
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The orange-dotted tuskfish (Choerodon anchorago) is a species of wrasse native to the Indo-Pacific region from Sri Lanka in the west to French Polynesia in the east. Its range extends north to the Ryukyu Islands and south to New Caledonia. It inhabits reefs at depths from 1 to 25 m (3.3–82.0 ft). This species can reach a length of 50 cm (20 in).
Potential tool use
An orange-dotted tuskfish named Percy starred in the first episode of BBC's Blue Planet II. Filmed at the Great Barrier Reef, Percy, who was female at the time, was filmed repeatedly breaking open clams by carrying them to a specific group of hard coral termed by filmmakers as a 'castle', and then striking the clams against a specific patch on the coral until they crack.[3] The same behavior has been documented in individuals from Palau, and similar behavior have been recorded in the related blackspot tuskfish and a few other wrasse species. This is potentially a form of tool use by animals.[4][5][6]
Relationship with humans
The orange-dotted tuskfish is commercially important (it is found in markets in China, for example), and can be found in the aquarium trade.[2]
Gallery
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At Raja Ampat, Indonesia -
Juvenile, in captivity -
At Sipadan, Malaysia -
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References
- ↑ Shea, S.; Liu, M. (2010). "Choerodon anchorago". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187578A8573421.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/187578/8573421. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Choerodon anchorago" in FishBase. August 2013 version.
- ↑ Nature, Research Communities by Springer (2017-10-31). "Tools and tails on Blue Planet II" (in en). https://communities.springernature.com/posts/tools-and-tails-on-blue-planet-ii.
- ↑ Honeyborne, James. "Blue Planet II: Seeing a fish use a 'tool' for the first time was remarkable". Penguin Group. https://www.penguin.co.uk/articles/find-your-next-read/extracts/2017/oct/blue-planet-ii-extract-tusk-fish/.
- ↑ Balcombe, Jonathan (June 1, 2016). "Fishes Use Problem Solving and Invent Tools". Scientific American. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/fishes-use-problem-solving-and-invent-tools/.
- ↑ Bernardi, G. (2012). "The use of tools by wrasses (Labridae)". Coral Reefs 31 (1): 39. doi:10.1007/s00338-011-0823-6. Bibcode: 2012CorRe..31...39B.
External links
- Photos of Orange-dotted tuskfish on Sealife Collection
Wikidata ☰ Q1043491 entry
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