Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Anchor Tuskfish
Choerodon anchorago
Anchor Tuskfish
Also known as: Orange-Dotted Tuskfish
Category: Tuskfishes
Scientific Name: Choerodon anchorago
Size: Up to 20 in. (50 cm)  
Depth: 10-100 ft. (3-30 m)
Distribution: Indonesia, Philippines, Micronesia, New Caledonia, Great Barrier Reef
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Eupercaria (Order)
     └Labridae (Family) Wrasses
      └Hypsigenyinae (Subfamily) Hogfishes and Tuskfishes
       └Hypsigenyini (Tribe) Tuskfishes
        └Choerodon (Genus)
         └C. anchorago (Species)
WoRMS ID: 277262🔗
iNaturalist ID: 97649🔗

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