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 384233 show as JSON
Scientific Name
and Authority:

Bodianus thoracotaeniatus   Yamamoto, 1982

Rank: Species
CAAB category: 37 - Pisces Fishes
Family: 37 384 Labridae: Labrinae (Wrasses) - show full list
Standard Name: [a wrasse]
Organism Type: a wrasse
Taxon lists: Current Australian list:
Commercial species list:
Standard Fish Names List:
Habitat: Slope Demersal (200-2000m)
Parent Codes: 37 384904     Bodianus spp.
 Distribution map:
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Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions) Updated on 2026-06-03.
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Expected species depth range is from 320 to 400 m.
Taxon Notes:Tea et al 2025 recorded an individual filmed in 373 m at Holmes Reef, Coral Sea Marine Park.
Scientific Name
verified against:		 Tea, Y.-K., Sih, T.L., Walsh, F., Bennett, T., Rocha, L.A., Bardout, G., Hay, A., Parkinson, K., Reader, S., Riley, I.J., Pogonoski, J.J., Johnson, J.W., Moore, G.I., Gill, A.C., Galbraith, G.F., Cresswell, B.J., Hoey, A.S., Frable, B.J., Brooke, B.P. & Beaman, R.J., 2025. New records of fishes from the Coral Sea Marine Park, Australia., Coral Reefs: 1-48. doi:10.1007%2Fs00338-025-02664-3
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