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Blackspot Tuskfish
Choerodon schoenleinii
IUCN Red List status: Near threatened
IUCN Red List status
- Worldwide
- 501 observations
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- Fish
iNaturalist hides the exact location of threatened species, so a sighting can sit several kilometres from the point shown on its record.
About
The blackspot tuskfish, Choerodon schoenleinii, is a wrasse native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean from Mauritius to Indonesia and Australia north to the Ryukyus. This species occurs on reefs, preferring areas with sandy substrates or areas of weed growth. It can be found at depths from 10 to 60 m (33 to 197 ft), though rarely deeper than 20 m (66 ft). It can reach 100 cm (39 in) in TL, and the greatest published weight for this...
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