Genus Choerodon Bleeker, 1849
Tuskfish
- Choerodon Bleeker, P. 1849. Overzicht der te Batavia voorkomende Gladschubbige Labroïden, met beschrijving van 11 nieuwe soorten. Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen 22: 1-64 [10].
Type species:
Labrus macrodontus Lacépède, 1801 by monotypy.
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Choirodon [a misspelling used by various authors]. —
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part II. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 145–329 [318]
Introduction
The genus Choerodon is being revised by Martin F. Gomon, Museum Victoria, who is describing a new species from the Australian EEZ.
Excluded Taxa
- Misidentifications
LABRIDAE: Choerodon paynei Whitley, 1945 [probable junior synonym of Choerodon rubescens, holotype wherabouts unknown, no other confirmed records] — Puckridge, M., Last, P.R. & Andreakis, N. 2015. The role of peripheral endemism and habitat associations in the evolution of the Indo-West Pacific tuskfishes (Labridae: Choerodon). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 84: 64-72 [65] (Methods section 2.2)
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-west Pacific.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Lord Howe Province (14), Timor Province (2), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Northwest Transition (3), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Other Regions
Torres Strait Islands terrestrial, marine & freshwater
General References
Ogilby, J.D. 1909. On the generic name Chœrops, Rüppell. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Zoology, Botany, Geology 8 3: 315-316
Puckridge, M., Last, P.R. & Andreakis, N. 2015. The role of peripheral endemism and habitat associations in the evolution of the Indo-West Pacific tuskfishes (Labridae: Choerodon). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 84: 64-72
Common Name References
Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Ward, R.D. (eds) 1999. Australian Seafood Handbook. Hobart : CSIRO Marine Research 460 pp. [292] (Tuskfish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-Mar-2024 | LABRIDAE | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Matthew Lockett (ABRS) |
| 13-Apr-2023 | LABRIDAE | 12-Jan-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 27-Jul-2017 | LABROIDEI | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |