Location: Lembeh Strait, Indonesia
Blacksaddle Tuskfish
Choerodon zosterophorus
Blacksaddle Tuskfish
Also known as: Black-Blotch Tuskfish, Zoster Wrasse
Category: Tuskfishes
Scientific Name: Choerodon zosterophorus
Size: Up to 10 in. (25 cm)
Depth: 30-130 ft. (10-40 m)
Distribution: Asian Pacific
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
└Actinopteri (Superclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Eupercaria (Order)
└Labridae (Family)
└Hypsigenyinae (Subfamily)
└Choerodon (Genus)
└C. zosterophorus (Species)
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