Orange-dotted tuskfish

Orange-dotted tuskfish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Choerodon
Species:
C. anchorago
Binomial name
Choerodon anchorago
(Bloch, 1791)
Synonyms[2]
  • Sparus anchorago Bloch, 1791
  • Labrus macrodontus Lacépède, 1801
  • Cossyphus macrodon Bleeker, 1849
  • Choerops meleagris Rüppell, 1852
  • Labrus chlorodus Gronow, 1854
  • Crenilabrus leucozona Bleeker, 1858
  • Choerops maeander Cartier, 1874
  • Choerodon weberi J. D. Ogilby, 1911

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 (3.3–82.0 ft). This species can reach a length of 50 cm (20 in). It is commercially important, and can be found in the aquarium trade.[2]

Along with blackspot tuskfish and a few other wrasse species, orange-dotted tuskfish have been observed taking small bivalves into the mouth and smashing them against a rock, a form of tool use by animals.[3][4][5]

References

  1. ^ Shea, S.; Liu, M. (2010). "Choerodon anchorago". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T187578A8573421. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187578A8573421.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Choerodon anchorago". FishBase. August 2013 version.
  3. ^ Honeyborne, James. "Blue Planet II: Seeing a fish use a 'tool' for the first time was remarkable". Penguin Group. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
  4. ^ Balcombe, Jonathan (June 1, 2016). "Fishes Use Problem Solving and Invent Tools". Scientific American. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
  5. ^ Bernardi, G. (2012). "The use of tools by wrasses (Labridae)". Coral Reefs. 31 (1): 39. doi:10.1007/s00338-011-0823-6.


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