Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Harlequin Tuskfish
Choerodon fasciatus
Harlequin Tuskfish
Category: Tuskfishes
Scientific Name: Choerodon fasciatus
Size: Up to 12 in. (30 cm)  
Depth: 10-45 ft. (3-15 m)
Distribution: Great Barrier Reef, New Caledonia
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Eupercaria (Order)
     └Labridae (Family) Wrasses
      └Hypsigenyinae (Subfamily) Hogfishes and Tuskfishes
       └Hypsigenyini (Tribe) Tuskfishes
        └Choerodon (Genus)
         └C. fasciatus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 277268🔗
iNaturalist ID: 97654🔗

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