Family : Labridae (Wrasses) , subfamily: Bodianinae
Order : Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Robust tuskfish
Fish Name : Choerodon robustus
Max size : 35.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 11441); 25 cm TL (female)
Environment : reef-associated ; depth range 40 - 70 m
Climate : tropical
Global Importance : fisheries: commercial
Resilience: Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)Distribution : Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and Persian Gulf south to Mozambique and Mauritius; also Indonesia and southern Japan.
Diagnosis :
Biology : Usually solitary (Ref. 5213). Found on deeper coral and rocky reefs. Feeds mainly on hard-shelled prey including crustaceans, mollusks and sea urchins (Ref. 5374)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator : Westneat, Mark
Main Ref : Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino. 1984. (Ref. 559)

India country information
Common Names : [ No common name ]
Status : native
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses