Blue tuskfish

Blue tuskfish
Blue tuskfish
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Choerodon
Species: C. cyanodus
Binomial name
Choerodon cyanodus
(Richardson, 1843)

The blue tuskfish or bluebone groper (Choerodon cyanodus) is a species of fish in the Labridae family. It is found in Australia, possibly Japan, Papua New Guinea, possibly New Caledonia, and possibly Sri Lanka. Its natural habitats are open seas, shallow seas, subtidal aquatic beds, and coral reefs. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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