Anchor Tuskfish
Choerodon anchorago
The Anchor Tuskfish (Choerodon anchorago) is a tropical marine fish of the family Labridae. It lives on and around reefs, between 1 and 25 m deep. It grows to 50 cm (total length). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.
- Size
- 50 cmtotal length
- Depth
- 1–25 m
- Climate zone
- Tropical
In the wild
- Water type
- Marine
- Climate zone
- Tropical
- Habitat
- Coral and rocky reefs
- Aquarium trade
- Traded commercially
Depth
surface
1 m25 m
Conservation status
Classification
- FamilyLabridae
- GenusChoerodon
- SpeciesChoerodon anchorago
Quick answers
- Anchor Tuskfish size: how big does it get?
- It grows to 50 cm (total length).
- Anchor Tuskfish: is it endangered?
- The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.
Related species
Bluespotted TuskfishChoerodon cauteroma
Blue TuskfishChoerodon cyanodus
Harlequin TuskfishChoerodon fasciatus
Baldchin GroperChoerodon rubescens
Blackspot TuskfishChoerodon schoenleinii
Lunare wrasseThalassoma lunare
Leopard wrasseMacropharyngodon meleagris
Cleaner wrasseLabroides dimidiatus
Melanurus wrasseHalichoeres melanurus
Scott's fairy wrasseCirrhilabrus scottorum
Exquisite fairy wrasseCirrhilabrus exquisitus
Yellow coris wrasseHalichoeres chrysus
Sources
The figures on this page are compiled from the references below.