Choerodon jordani, NSW, Australia, Photo: Ian Shaw
Choerodon jordani, Montague Is, NSW, Photo: Andrew Green
Distribution
Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
Rounded head and slender grey body with a wide lateral stripe grading from yellow at front to black at rear, and a white oval patch on upper tail base. Smaller and less stout than other Choerodon (Tuskfish) species, including similarly marked C. anchorago (Anchor Tuskfish).
Information
Max Size: 17 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 18.1-31.2°C
Depth: 15-30m
Habitat: Coral Reef, Soft sediment
Rarity
IUCN Threat Status: Least Concern
Occurrence: Rare (0% 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 (3 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
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