Bodianus
flavipinnis
Gomon, 2001
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Family:
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Labridae
(Wrasses), subfamily: Bodianinae
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Google Image (not verified) http://www.ccfishery.net
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Order:
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Perciformes
(perch-likes)
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Class:
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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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In this site name:
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Max. size:
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36.8 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 44106) |
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Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range 157 %26#150; 250 m
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Climate: |
subtropical |
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Importance:
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fisheries: minor commercial |
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Resilience: |
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.) |
Distribution:
ccfishery.net
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Southwest Pacific: warm temperate waters of eastern Australia and New Zealand.
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Morphology:
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Dorsal
spines
(total): 12 - 12;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 10 - 12;
Anal
spines: 3;
Anal
soft rays: 11 %26#150; 12. Predorsal scales 15-24, reaching forward just in advance of above posterior margin of orbit; cheek scales extending forward only to corner of mouth; scales absent on lower jaw; teeth on dental ridge of each jaw in a single row, those anteriorly small but distinct, close behind and in line with prominent anterior canines; posterior tips of dorsal and anal fins rounded; caudal fin truncate to slightly rounded; red above and white below with two large white blotches above lateral line below spinous portion of dorsal fin; pectoral fins bright yellow (Ref. 44106).
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Biology: |
Found in caves and archways on reefs (Ref. 44106). Likely to occur in depths greater than 250 m (Ref. 44106).
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Red List Status: |
Not in IUCN Red List (Ref. 57073)
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Dangerous:
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harmless
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Coordinator: |
Westneat, Mark
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