Choerodon cyanodus (Richardson, 1843)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The blue tuskfish, Choerodon cyanodus, is a species of wrasse native to the Indian and western Pacific Oceans, where it is known to occur around Australia, but has been claimed to occur more widely. It inhabits reefs. This species can reach a length of 70 cm (28 in). It can be found in the aquarium trade. It eats mollusks and the hatchlings and juveniles of green sea turtles once they reach the water.
Wikipedia contributors, Blue tuskfish; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:19:25.841998+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Choerodon cyanodus (Richardson, 1843)
- Name authority
- (Richardson, 1843)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Family
- Labridae
- Genus
- Choerodon
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- familyLabridae Cuvier, 1816
- subfamilyHypsigenyinae Günther, 1861
- tribeHypsigenyini Günther, 1861
- genusChoerodon Bleeker, 1847
- speciesChoerodon cyanodus (Richardson, 1843)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Choerodon. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Choerodon aurulentus Gomon, 2017 | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Choerodon vitta Ogilby, 1910 | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Choerodon cephalotes (Castelnau, 1875) | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Choerodon azurio (Jordan & Snyder, 1901) | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Choerodon zamboangae (Seale & Bean, 1907) | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Choerodon gymnogenys (Günther, 1867) | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Choerodon zosterophorus (Bleeker, 1868) | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Choerodon japonicus (Kamohara, 1958) | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Choerodon skaiopygmaeus Gomon, 2017 | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| robust tuskfishChoerodon robustus (Günther, 1862) | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Choerodon sugillatum Gomon, 1987 | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Choerodon fasciatus (Günther, 1867) | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Choerops albigena De Vis, 1885 De Vis, 1885 | synonym |
| Choerops unimaculatus De Vis, 1885 De Vis, 1885 | ambiguous synonym |
| Choerops olivaceus De Vis, 1885 De Vis, 1885 | synonym |
| Choerops concolor De Vis, 1885 De Vis, 1885 | synonym |
| Choerodon albigena (De Vis, 1885) (De Vis, 1885) | synonym |
| Labrus cyanodus Richardson, 1843 Richardson, 1843 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=277267 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:5XZ2W. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.