Anchor Tuskfish (species: Choerodon anchorago) in ALA: Lizard Island (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Choerodon anchorago
Anchor Tuskfish


©Andy Lewis: Anchor Tuskfish at Lizard Island.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Labridae
Genus Choerodon
Species Choerodon anchorago

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 38 cm (Length of specimen)

Depth range

  • Depth range data is not yet available.

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Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

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References

  • Ferry-Graham, L.A., P.C. Wainwright, M.W. Westneat and D.R. Bellwood (2002). Mechanisms of benthic prey capture in wrasses (Labridae), Marine Biology, 141: 819-830. LIRS catalog number 790.
  • Grutter, A.S. (1997). Effect of the removal of cleaner fish on the abundance and species composition of reef fish, Oecologia, 111: 137-143. LIRS catalog number 504.
  • Grutter, A.S. and R. Poulin (1998). Intraspecific and interspecific relationships between host size and the abundance of parasitic larval gnathiid isopods on coral reef fishes, Marine Ecology Progress Series, 164: 263-271. LIRS catalog number 544.
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