Choerodon oligacanthus, White-patch tuskfish

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Choerodon oligacanthus (Bleeker, 1851)

White-patch tuskfish
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> Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Labridae (Wrasses) > Bodianinae
Etymology: Choerodon: Greek, choiros = a pig + odous = teeth (Ref. 45335); referrring to the prominent anterior canines of the species in this genus (Ref. 116605).
More on author: Bleeker.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / rango de profundidad / distribution range Ecología

marino asociado a arrecife; rango de profundidad 2 - 15 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical; 20°N - 20°S, 95°E - 170°E

Distribución Países | Áreas FAO | Ecosistemas | Ocurrencias, apariciones | Mapa de puntos | Introducciones | Faunafri

Western Central Pacific: Pulu Weh; Singapore; Bintang; Banka; Borneo (Balikpapan, Sandakan); Sulu Islands; Celebes (Makassar, Badjoa), Malacca, Philippines, New Caledonia.

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 28.2 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 572)

Short description Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría

Recognized by the bright white patch that is highly visible in dirty water (Ref. 48636). Colour orange with light grey longitudinal stripes, a large bright yellow oval spot on side above lateral line and below anterior half of dorsal fin. Subopercle with 6 to 10 scales, scales extending anteriorly at least to below midpoint on ventral preopercular edge. Pectoral fins with ii unbranched and 13 to 15 (rarely 15) branched rays. (Ref 9823)
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Adults inhabit coral reef areas (Ref. 27550) in shallow inshore to deep water (Ref. 48636). Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205). Usually marketed fresh (Ref. 27550).

Life cycle and mating behavior Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva

Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205).

Main reference Upload your references | Referencias | Coordinador : Westneat, Mark | Colaboradores

de Beaufort, L.F., 1940. The fishes of the Indo-Australian archipelago. VIII. Percomorphi (continued). Cirrhitoidea, Labriformes, Pomacentriformes. Leiden (The Netherlands): E.J. Brill, 8:xv, 1-508 p. (Ref. 572)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 12 April 2008

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Referencia 123201): 27.1 - 29.1, mean 28.4 °C (based on 494 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Referencia 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01288 (0.00577 - 0.02877), b=3.05 (2.85 - 3.25), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia 69278):  3.5   ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Referencia 120179):  Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (24 of 100). 🛈