Species Decodon pacificus (Kamohara, 1952)
Ten-tooth Wrasse, Japan's Pacific Hogfish
- Verreo pacificus Kamohara, T. 1952. Revised descriptions of the offshore bottom-fishes of Prov. Tosa, Shikoku, Japan. Reports of the Kôchi University, Natural Science 3: 1-122 figs 1-100 [54].
Type data:
Holotype BSKU 340, Mimase, Japan.
Generic Combinations
- Decodon pacificus (Kamohara, 1952). —
Gomon, M.F. 1997. Relationships of fishes of the labrid tribe Hypsigenyini. Bulletin of Marine Science 60(3): 789-871 figs 1-39, 4 tables [818] (changed combination cited)
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
East of Dunk Island, QLD (18°00'S, 147°03'E); tropical, Japan, Taiwan, New Caledonia.
IMCRA
Northeast Transition (19)
Other Regions
Coral Sea Islands Territory
Ecological Descriptors
Continental slope.
Extra Ecological Information
200-220 m
General References
Allen, G.R., N.J. Cross, C.J. Allen & M.F. Gomon 2006. Labridae: Labrinae. pp. 1368-1418 in Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & Allen, G.R. Fishes. In, Beesley, P.L. & Wells, A. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 35. Volume 35 Australia : ABRS & CSIRO Publishing Parts 1-3, 2178 pp. [1387]
Gomon, M.F. 1997. Relationships of fishes of the labrid tribe Hypsigenyini. Bulletin of Marine Science 60(3): 789-871 figs 1-39, 4 tables [816-819]
Parenti, P. & Randall, J.E. 2000. An annotated checklist of the species of the labroid fish families Labridae and Scaridae. Ichthyological Bulletin of the J.L.B. Smith Institute, Grahamstown 68: 1-97 [17]
Common Name References
Kuiter, R.H. 2010. Labridae fishes: wrasses. Seaford, Victoria, Australia : Aquatic Photographics pp. 398. [49] (Japan's Pacific Hogfish)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Ten-tooth Wrasse)
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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27-Jul-2017 | LABROIDEI | 10-Jun-2017 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |