Blackspot Tuskfish, Choerodon schoenleinii (Valenciennes 1839)

Other Names: Black-spot Tuskfish, Black-spot Tusk-fish, Blue Tuskfish, Purple Groper, Tuskfish, Yellow-bellied Tusk-fish

Summary:

A large bluish-green tuskfish with a small prominent black spot at the base of last dorsal-fin spine, and a bluish bar on each body scale forming rows of spots along the rear sides. Juveniles have a large white saddle behind the black spot.
Video of Blackspot Tuskfish

Video of Blackspot Tuskfish at Julian Rocks, Byron Bay, New South Wales, and on the Gold Coast Seaway, Queensland.

Blackspot Tuskfish at the South Wall, Gold Coast Seaway, Queensland.

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Bray, D.J. 2017, Choerodon schoenleinii in Fishes of Australia, accessed 14 Oct 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/1928

Blackspot Tuskfish, Choerodon schoenleinii (Valenciennes 1839)

More Info

Distribution	Widespread in northern Australia from the Houtman Abrolhos Islands, Western Australia, to at least Julian Rocks, New South Wales. The species occurs elsewhere in the tropical West Pacific.
Feeding	Carnivore - feeds on hard-shelled prey including crustaceans, molluscs and sea urchins.
Biology	A monandric protogynous hermaphrodite.
Species Citation	Cossyphus schoenleinii Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839, Histoire Naturelle des Poissons 13:143. Type locality: Celebes (= Sulawesi).
Author	Bray, D.J. 2017
Resources	Australian Faunal Directory

Blackspot Tuskfish, Choerodon schoenleinii (Valenciennes 1839)

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