Animalia > Chordata > Perciformes > Labridae > Choerodon > Choerodon anchorago

Choerodon anchorago (orangedotted tuskfish; Yellow-cheeked tuskfish; Yellow-cheek tuskfish; Yellowcheek tuskfish; White-belly tuskfish; Orange-dotted tuskfish; Anchor tuskfish; Anchor trunkfish; Wrasse)

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Language: Bikol; Bolinao; Carolinian; Cebuano; Chavacano; Davawenyo; French; Gela; German; Hiligaynon; Ilokano; Japanese; Makassarese; Malay; Mandarin Chinese; Maranao/Samal/Tao Sug; Misima-Paneati; Other; Palauan; Spanish; Surigaonon; Tagalog; Thai; Vietnamese; Visayan; Waray-waray

Wikipedia Abstract

The orange-dotted tuskfish, Choerodon anchorago, is a species of wrasse native to the Indian Ocean from Sri Lanka eastward to French Polynesia in the western Pacific. Its range extends north to the Ryukyus and south to New Caledonia. It inhabits reefs at depths from 1 to 25 m (3.3 to 82.0 ft). This species can reach a length of 50 cm (20 in). It is commercially important, and can be found in the aquarium trade.
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Parasitized by 
Macvicaria longisaccus[1]

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1Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0