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Choerodon monostigma Ogilby, 1910

Dark-spot tuskfish
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> 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: Ogilby.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

marino demersal; rango de profundidad 10 - 40 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical

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Western Central Pacific: northwestern Australia (Ref. 3131) and Papua New Guinea (Ref. 6192).

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 25.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 3132)

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Espinas dorsales (total) : 13; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 7; Espinas anales: 3; Radios blandos anales: 10. Body mostly pale with faint broad dusky bands especially dorsally. A prominent ocellated dark spot present on dorsal fin between last few spines. Body deep at level of dorsal-fin origin (2.3 to 2.6 times in SL). Second prominent anterior canine mostly straight, only slightly curved in large specimens, angled dorsolaterally and sometimes slightly posteriorly.

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Adults inhabit flat sandy or weedy areas (Ref. 3131). Found solitary in rubble, silt or sand bottoms (Ref. 90102). Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205). A good food fish.

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Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205).

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Sainsbury, K.J., P.J. Kailola and G.G. Leyland, 1985. Continental shelf fishes of the northern and north-western Australia. An illustrated guide. CSIRO Division of Fisheries Research; Clouston & Hall and Peter Pownall Fisheries Information Service, Canberra, Australia. 375 p. (Ref. 3131)

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





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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 24.7 - 28.8, mean 27.7 °C (based on 228 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 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).
Nivel trófico (Ref. 69278):  3.4   ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Ref. 120179):  Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (15 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 174 [90, 339] mg/100g; Iron = 1.15 [0.62, 2.29] mg/100g; Protein = 18.1 [15.3, 20.2] %; Omega3 = 0.264 [0.153, 0.463] g/100g; Selenium = 39.3 [20.4, 81.1] μg/100g; VitaminA = 37.5 [10.4, 146.9] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.24 [0.86, 2.04] mg/100g (wet weight);