CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxon report

Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

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

CAAB category: 37 - Pisces Fishes Australian National Fish Collection (ANFC) Fishmap images Catalogue Number: ANFC-17065 Image by: Australian National Fish Collection, CSIRO Licence: Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike Rights: Australian National Fish Collection, CSIRO Family: 37 384 Labridae: Labrinae (Wrasses) - show full list Standard Name: [a razorfish] Organism Type: a razorfish Synonyms: Xyrichtys jacksonensis (not of Waite): Gloerfelt-Tarp and Kailola 1984: 238, 349, unnumbered fig. (North West Cape to Timor Sea, Western Australia, Australia); Sainsbury et al. 1985: 262, 263, unnumbered fig. (Western Australia, Australia) Xyrichtys sp. 2: Kuiter 2012: 376, unnumbered fig. (northwest of Western Australia, Australia). Taxon lists: Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List: Habitat: Coastal (0-40m) Shelf Demersal (40-200m) Parent Codes: 37 384923     Iniistius spp.

Distribution map: View detailed map or click on map to see same. Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions) Updated on 2026-06-04. Get expert distribution shapefile Expected species depth range is from 15 to 82 m.