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Choerodon is a of native to the and the western . They originated in the Miocene, when the Australian and Eurasian Plates collided. They are commonly referred to as tuskfish, because most species have sharp tusk-like teeth.


Taxonomy
The genus Choerodon is most closely related to the wrasses. Both groups are part of the wrasse tribe . Choerodon is split into 6 . Molecular phylogenetic analysis has so far demonstrated the of the subgenera, although not all species in the genus have been evaluated.

Choerodon typus was traditionally placed within its own genus Xiphocheilus, but both morphological and molecular analyses now place it within Choerodon, with Xiphocheilus becoming its subgenus name instead.


Potential tool use in tuskfishes
Orange-dotted, , graphic, and blackspot tuskfish have been recorded using large rocks or hard coral as "anvils", upon which they smash open hard-shelled prey items. All four species belong to the subgenus Choerodon, and can remember to use a particular rock or coral repeatedly for this purpose. This behaviour usually involves invertebrate prey such as clams and sea urchins, but on one occasion, a blue tuskfish was filmed smashing a young green sea turtle on an anvil. Anvil use is also documented in several other wrasse genera.


Species
The 27 currently recognized species in this genus are:
+ !Subgenus !Species !Common name !Image
Aspiurochilus (D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1901)Azurio tuskfish
Choerodon cypselurus Gomon, 2017swallowtail tuskfish
Choerodon monostigma J. D. Ogilby, 1910dark-spot tuskfish
Choerodon robustus (Günther, 1862)robust tuskfish
Choerodon zamboangae ( & B. A. Bean, 1907)purple eyebrowed tuskfish
ChoerodonChoerodon anchorago (Bloch, 1791)orange-dotted tuskfish
Choerodon cauteroma M. F. Gomon & G. R. Allen, 1987bluespotted tuskfish
Choerodon cephalotes (Castelnau, 1875)purple tuskfish
Choerodon cyanodus (J. Richardson, 1843)blue tuskfish
Choerodon graphicus (de Vis, 1885)graphic tuskfish
Choerodon oligacanthus (, 1851)white-patch tuskfish
Choerodon rubescens (Günther, 1862)baldchin groper
Choerodon schoenleinii (Valenciennes, 1839)blackspot tuskfish
Choerodon venustus (de Vis, 1884)Venus tuskfish
LienardellaChoerodon fasciatus (Günther, 1867)harlequin tuskfish
Lutjanilabrus J. D. Ogilby, 1910redstripe tuskfish
PeaolopseiaChoerodon albofasciatus Gomon, 2017
Choerodon aurulentus Gomon, 2017gilded tuskfish
Choerodon frenatus J. D. Ogilby, 1910bridled tuskfish
G. R. Allen & J. E. Randall, 2002Gomon's tuskfish
Choerodon gymnogenys (Günther, 1867)
Choerodon jordani (Snyder, 1908)Jordan's tuskfish
Choerodon margaritiferus Fowler & B. A. Bean, 1928pearly tuskfish
Choerodon skaiopygmaeus Gomon, 2017
Choerodon sugillatum M. F. Gomon, 1987wedge-tailed tuskfish
Choerodon zosterophorus (Bleeker, 1868)Zoster wrasse
XiphocheilusChoerodon typus , 1856blue-banded wrasse

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