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Australian Faunal Directory FishBase Names Scientific source: Integrated Taxonomic Information System Supported by National Biological Information Infrastructure National Science Foundation go to Discover Life's Facebook group Following modified from Australian Faunal Directory    Top | See original &pull 20q v5.145 20180528: Error 301 Moved Permanently http://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/fb21ea70-29c6-4157-9106-7643ac5e395f/ Following modified from FishBase    Top | See original http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Choerodon&speciesname=cephalotes ---> http://52.67.158.155/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Choerodon&speciesname=cephalotes http://52.67.158.155/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Choerodon&speciesname=cephalotes ---> https://fishbase.net.br/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Choerodon&speciesname=cephalotes https://fishbase.net.br/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Choerodon&speciesname=cephalotes ---> https://fishbase.net.br/summary/Choerodon-cephalotes.html You can sponsor this page Common name (e.g. trout) contains begins with begins with ends with is Genus + Species (e.g. Gadus morhua) About this page More Info Plus d'info Mais info Languages Arabic Bahasa/Malay Bangla Chinese(Si) Chinese(Tr) Deutsch English Español Farsi Français Greek Hindi Italiano Japanese Lao Nederlands Português(Br) Português(Pt) Russian Swedish Thai Vietnamese User feedbacks Comments &   Corrections Fish Forum Guest Book Facebook Citation Uploads Attach website Upload photo Upload video Upload   references Fish Watcher Related species Species in    Choerodon Species in    Labridae - Classification - Bodianinae Labridae Eupercaria/misc Teleostei Chordata Animalia Choerodon cephalotes ( Castelnau , 1875 ) Purple tuskfish Add your observation in Fish Watcher Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050 This map was computer-generated and has not yet been reviewed. Choerodon cephalotes   AquaMaps   Data sources: GBIF OBIS Upload your photos  and  videos Pictures | Videos | Google image Choerodon cephalotes Picture by CSIRO Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes( genus , species ) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa Teleostei (teleosts) > Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Labridae (Wrasses) > Bodianinae Etymology: Choerodon: Greek, choiros = a pig + odous = teeth (Ref. 45335); referrring to the prominent anterior canines of the species in this genus (Ref. 116605 ) . More on author: Castelnau . Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology Marine; reef-associated. Tropical Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri Indo-West Pacific: Indonesia to Queensland, Australia. Size / Weight / Age Maturity: L m   ?   range ? - ? cm Max length : 38.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2334 ); max. published weight: 365.00 g (Ref. 3132 ) Short description Morphology | Morphometrics Dorsal spines (total): 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7; Anal spines : 3; Anal soft rays : 10. Body scales edged with blue giving sides uneven banded appearance. No small prominent black spot on side. A horizontally elongate dusky blotch present below centre of fin in some specimens. Head with many small orange spots on cheek, forehead crossed by 4 or 5 sets of alternating blue and orange stripes. Second prominent anterior canine in lower jaw distinctly smaller than first in adults, directed dorsolaterally and curved slightly posteriorly. 1 to 3 scales on subopercle. (Ref 9823) Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic) Adults occur solitarily in shallow coral reefs and seagrass beds. Feed mainly on hard-shelled prey including crustaceans, mollusks and sea urchins (Ref. 9823 ). Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205 ). An excellent food fish. Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205 ). Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Westneat, Mark | Collaborators Westneat, M.W. , 2001. Labridae. Wrasses, hogfishes, razorfishes, corises, tuskfishes. p. 3381-3467. In K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Vol. 6. Bony fishes part 4 (Labridae to Latimeriidae), estuarine crocodiles. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 9823 ) IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435 )   Least Concern (LC)  ; Date assessed: 12 April 2008 CITES Not Evaluated CMS (Ref. 116361 ) Not Evaluated Threat to humans   Harmless Human uses Fisheries: commercial FAO - Publication: search | FishSource | More information Countries FAO areas Ecosystems Occurrences Introductions Stocks Ecology Diet Food items Food consumption Ration Common names Synonyms Metabolism Predators Ecotoxicology Reproduction Maturity Spawning Spawning aggregation Fecundity Eggs Egg development Age/Size Growth Length-weight Length-length Length-frequencies Morphometrics Morphology Larvae Larval dynamics Recruitment Abundance BRUVS References Aquaculture Aquaculture profile Strains Genetics Electrophoreses Heritability Diseases Processing Nutrients Mass conversion Collaborators Pictures Stamps, Coins Misc. 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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804 ):  PD 50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01318 (0.00582 - 0.02984), b=3.05 (2.86 - 3.24), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245 ). Trophic level (Ref. 69278 ):  3.4   ±0.40 se; based on food items. Resilience (Ref. 120179 ):  Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153 ):  Low to moderate vulnerability (28 of 100). Price category (Ref. 80766 ):   Very high . Nutrients (Ref. 124155 ):  Calcium = 45.4 [28.1, 70.4] mg/100g; Iron = 0.563 [0.336, 0.991] mg/100g; Protein = 18.5 [15.7, 20.7] %; Omega3 = 0.138 [0.095, 0.204] g/100g; Selenium = 31.9 [20.5, 52.6] μg/100g; VitaminA = 99.4 [32.5, 339.7] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.33 [0.97, 2.05] mg/100g (wet weight); Comments & Corrections Back to Search Random Species Back to Top Accessed through: Not available FishBase mirror site : Laguna, Philippines Page last modified by : mrius-barile Updated: 2024-04-25 06:42:34 gmt FishBase | Search | All Living Things | Top © Designed by The Polistes Corporation