Choerodon typus

Fish

Usual depth25–84 m
Water temperature26–30 °C
Best monthsMarch, October, and December
How commonRare

All species

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 4 records
February: 4 records
March: 6 records
April: 4 records
May: 2 records
June: 5 records
July: 4 records
August: 0 records
September: 3 records
October: 8 records
November: 3 records
December: 6 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 25–84 m · Deepest record: 95 m

0–10 m: 1 records
10–20 m: 1 records
20–30 m: 6 records
30–40 m: 2 records
40–50 m: 5 records
50–60 m: 7 records
60–70 m: 2 records
70–80 m: 3 records
80–90 m: 4 records
90–100 m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 26–30 °C

24–26 °C: 1 records
26–28 °C: 20 records
28–30 °C: 49 records

Names and classification

Other scientific names: Xiphocheilos typus, Xiphocheilus quadrimaculatus, Xiphocheilus typus, Xiphochilus quadrimaculatus

Similar species

Anchor Trunkfish
Choerodon anchorago
Blackspot Tuskfish
Choerodon schoenleinii
Black-blotch Tuskfish
Choerodon zosterophorus
White-patch Tuskfish
Choerodon oligacanthus
Eyebrow Tuskfish
Choerodon zamboangae
Tripletail wrasse
Cheilinus trilobatus

Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
71 open-data records from 1908 to 2010.
Species data updated October 26, 2026.

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