Choerodon cyanodus
Blue tuskfish | Bluebone Groper | Grey Tusk-fish | White Spot Tuskfish
Distribution
Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
Greenish-grey body, blue line on lower jaw, pale bar behind head and pectoral fin, sometimes short dark bars in series on back, round white patch below rear of dorsal fin, blue fin margins, and indistinct stripes on tail base. Lacks blue lines on face of similar Choerodon species. Sheltered and silty reef with macroalgae or seagrass nearby.
Information
Max Size: 70 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 21.5-31.8°C
Depth: 0-36 m
Habitat Generalization Index: 24.73
Also referred to as the SGI (Species Generalisation Index), this describes the habitat niche breadth of the species. Species with values less than 15 are found in a relatively narrow range of reef habitat types (specialists), while those over 25 may be found on most hard substrates within their range (generalists). Learn more here.
Conservation and Rarity
IUCN Status: Least Concern
Occurrence: Common (25.1% of sites)
Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution. It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed
Abundance: Few (4 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
Edit by: Joe Shields