blue tuskfish

{{Short description|Species of fish}}

{{Speciesbox

| image = ChoerodCyanodusRLS2r.jpg

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Fairclough, D. |author2=Russell, B. |author3=Kulbicki, M. |collaboration=Grouper & Wrasse Specialist Group |date=2004 |title=Choerodon cyanodus |volume=2004 |page=e.T44670A10933766 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T44670A10933766.en |access-date=16 November 2021}}

| taxon = Choerodon cyanodus

| authority = (J. Richardson, 1843)

| synonyms =

• Labrus cyanodus J. Richardson, 1843
• Choerops albigena De Vis, 1885
• Choerops olivaceus De Vis, 1885
• Choerops concolor De Vis, 1885 (ambiguous)
• Choerops unimaculatus De Vis, 1885 (ambiguous)

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The blue tuskfish, Choerodon cyanodus, is a species of wrasse native to the Indian and western Pacific Oceans, where it is known to occur around Australia, but has been claimed to occur more widely. It inhabits reefs. This species can reach a length of {{convert|70|cm|in|abbr=on}}. It can be found in the aquarium trade.{{FishBase |genus= Choerodon|species= cyanodus| month = August | year = 2013}}