Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

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
















































































































































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