CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota

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

CAAB Code:	37 384237 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Oxycheilinus arenatus (Valenciennes, 1840)
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:	Shelf Demersal (40-200m)
Parent Codes:	37 384933 Oxycheilinus spp.

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Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions) Updated on 2026-06-04.
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Expected species depth range is from 40 to 176 m.

Taxon Notes:	Tea et al 2025 recorded this species from Holmes Reef, Lihou Reef, Mellish Reef, Diamond Islets and Flinders Reef in 45-176 m depth.

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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