Scarbreast tuskfin

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The Scarbreast tuskfin lives in the reef-associated, marine, usually 8 - 50 m environment.

The scarbreast tuskfin (Choerodon azurio) is a species of fish in the Labridae family. It is found in China, Hong Kong, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, and Taiwan. Its natural habitats are open seas, shallow seas, subtidal aquatic beds, and coral reefs. More

Common names

Ca bang chai van check in Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt)
Choerodon azurio in Catalan (Català)
Ho-bak-tom in Korean (한국어)
Ira in Japanese (日本語)
Lán zhū chĭ yú in Mandarin Chinese
Scarbreast tuskfin in English
蓝猪齿鱼 in Mandarin Chinese
藍豬齒魚 in Mandarin Chinese
호박돔 in Korean (한국어)

Order : Perciformes
Family : Labridae
Genus : Choerodon
Species : Choerodon azurio
Authority : Jordan and Snyder, 1901

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Scarbreast tuskfin (Choerodon azurio)