Choerodon anchorago
Anchor Tuskfish | Orange-dotted Tuskfish | White-belly Tuskfish | Yellowcheek Tuskfish
Distribution
Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
Blunt, rounded grey head and back, with white chin and pale belly, triangular white bar cutting into grey around mid-body, and circular white patch at rear base of dorsal fin with dark patch between, dark spot on pectoral fin base, scattered orange spots over head and back, and yellow anal fin. Some individuals plain and unmarked.
Information
Max Size: 38 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 22.3-31.1°C
Depth: 4-25m
Habitat Generalization Index: 1.39
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: Infrequent (5.1% 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 (2 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
Edit by: Joe Shields