Scientific Name	Choerodon melanostigma			No picture was not be chosen to represent this species.
Author	Fowler & Bean, 1928	Depth	5 - 30M
Chinese	黑斑豬齒魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	隆頭魚科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F412　Labridae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	大斑豬齒魚
Max Length	20 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	石老、四齒仔、西齒、簾仔、黑斑寒鯛
Distribution in World	Australia	Distribution in Taiwan	South
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Jolo, Philippines
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Reference	Herre, A.W.C.T., 1953. Check list of Philippine fishes.. Res. Rep. U.S. Fish Wild. Serv., (20):977 p；Westneat, M.W., 2001. Labridae. Wrasses, hogfishes, razorfishes, corises, tuskfishes.. p. 3381-3467. In K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) FAO species iden  Herre, A.W. 1953 Herre, A.W. 1953 Carpenter, K. E. etc. 2001
Specimen List	FRIP00250.
Common Name	Blackspotted tuskfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
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