Black-blotch Tuskfish
Choerodon zosterophorus
- Usual depth18–22 m
- Water temperature28–29 °C
- Best monthsApril, May, and November
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Pierre Pericard, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 6 records
- February: 2 records
- March: 10 records
- April: 11 records
- May: 14 records
- June: 2 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 2 records
- September: 9 records
- October: 4 records
- November: 16 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 18–22 m · Deepest record: 22.1 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 28–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Black-blotch Tuskfish, Blacksaddle Tuskfish, Darkstripe Tuskfish
Other scientific names: Choerodon zosterphorus, Choerops brenchleyi, Choerops zosterophorus
Similar species
Anchor TrunkfishChoerodon anchorago
Blackspot TuskfishChoerodon schoenleinii
- White-patch Tuskfish
Choerodon oligacanthus
- Eyebrow Tuskfish
Choerodon zamboangae
Blue GroperAchoerodus gouldii
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.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 35 open-data records from 1987 to 2016.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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