Baldchin groper

Baldchin groper
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Labridae
Genus:	Choerodon
Species:	C. rubescens
Binomial name
Choerodon rubescens (Günther, 1862)

The baldchin groper or baldchin tuskfish (Choerodon rubescens) is a species of fish in the Labridae family. It is endemic to Australia. Its natural habitats are open seas, shallow seas, subtidal aquatic beds, and coral reefs. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

• Fairclough, D. & Cornish, A. 2004. Choerodon rubescens. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2007.

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