harlequin tuskfish

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 About "harlequin tuskfish"

📍Kingdom:- Animalia

📍Phylum:- Chordata

📍Class:- Actinopterygii

📍Order:- Labriformes

📍Family:- Labridae

📍Genus:- Choerodon

📍Species:- C. fasciatus

📍Binomial name:-

Choerodon fasciatus

👉The harlequin tuskfish, Choerodon fasciatus, is a species of wrasse native to the western Pacific Ocean.

👉It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade.

👉The harlequin tuskfish grows to length of 30 cm (12 in).

👉It is a brightly colored marine fish with shades of blue, green, and orange.

👉It has sharp blue teeth.

👉The specimens found in Australia generally have brighter coloration.

👉The harlequin tuskfish is a carnivore, eating mostly benthic invertebrates such as echinoderms, crustaceans, molluscs, and worms.

👉This species is found in the western Pacific Ocean in two separate areas.

👉 One is from the Ryukyus to Taiwan and the other is from Queensland, Australia, to New Caledonia.

👉This species inhabits reefs at depths from 5 to 35 m (16 to 115 ft).

📷:- https://www.tfhmagazine.com/articles/saltwater/hardy-and-fashionable-the-harlequin-tuskfish

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