Anchor Tuskfish
Choerodon anchorago
- Class
- Ray-finned fish
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 629
- Most observed in
- 🇮🇩 Indonesia
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The orange-dotted tuskfish (Choerodon anchorago) is a species of wrasse native to the Indo-Pacific region from Sri Lanka in the west to French Polynesia in the east. Its range extends north to the Ryukyu Islands 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).
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Orange-dotted tuskfish”.