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Choerodon anchorago (Bloch, 1791)

Orange-dotted tuskfish
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Common names: Anchor tuskfish, Balaki, Bankilan
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from Surigao City (Ref. 58652), Lanuza Bay (Ref. 104756), Calatagan, Batangas (Ref. 107852), Bongo Island, Moro Gulf (Ref. 106380), and Bantayan Is. in northern Cebu (Ref. 114734). Type locality, Cebu (holotype of Choerops maeander Cartier, 1874 (Ref. 35918). Also Ref. 2334, 48613, 53416, 107853, 121724.
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Conlu, P.V., 1986
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Common names from other countries

Anchor tuskfish, Anchor trunkfish, Yellowcheek tuskfish, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Labridae (Wrasses) > Bodianinae
Etymology: Choerodon: Greek, choiros = a pig + odous = teeth (Ref. 45335); referrring to the prominent anterior canines of the species in this genus (Ref. 116605).
  More on author: Bloch.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 25 m (Ref. 90102).   Tropical; 15°N - 30°S

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