CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxon report

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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

Animalia (kingdom)  »  Chordata (phylum)  »  Actinopterygii (class)  »  Perciformes (order)  »  Labridae: Labrinae (family)

CAAB Code: 37 384224 show as JSON
Scientific Name
and Authority:

Iniistius griffithsi   Randall, 2007

Rank: Species
CAAB category: 37 - Pisces Fishes
Family: 37 384 Labridae: Labrinae (Wrasses) - show full list
Standard Name: [a wrasse]
Organism Type: a wrasse
Synonyms: Iniistius sp [Allen et al 2007 Fishes of Christmas I, 2nd edition, p178]
Taxon lists: Current Australian list:
Commercial species list:
Standard Fish Names List:
Habitat: Coastal (0-40m)
Parent Codes: 37 384923     Iniistius spp.
 Distribution map:
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Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions) Updated on 2026-01-13.
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Expected species depth range is from 5 to 20 m.
Taxon Notes:In Australian waters, known from Christmas I (Hobbs et al 2014) and iNaturalist observations off Exmouth, WA. Also known from Madagascar, Mauritius and Andaman Islands. Recorded from 5-20m depth (Allen & Erdmann 2024).

Identifiers:
AFD urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:ebf8b5d3-a770-4030-a1cc-d315e51d3b83
Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2026-01-13
View at Atlas of Living Australia
WoRMS urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:278798
Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2026-01-13
View at WoRMS    - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)
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