Life Science Identifier (LSID):

urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:a877011b-089b-48b2-afcc-5365037b4f2f

LSIDs are persistent, location-independent,resource identifiers for uniquely naming biologically significant resources including species names, concepts, occurrences, genes or proteins, or data objects that encode information about them. To put it simply, LSIDs are a way to identify and locate pieces of biological information on the web.

Data Links

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WMS

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http://biocache.ala.org.au/ws/ogc/ows?q=species:Bodianus axillaris
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Species presence: Recorded In Australia; Marine Habitats

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Source: Australian National Fish Collection Images
Image by: J.E. Randall
Rights: J.E. Randall

Description

Adult Axilspot Hogfish are red-brown anteriorly, grading to white posteriorly. They have a large black spot on the pectoral fin base, on the soft dorsal fin and on the anal fin. Juveniles are black with two rows of large white spots. source: Australian Museum Factsheets

Online resources

Australian Museum Factsheets: Description, Distribution, Morphology
Australian National Fish Collection Images: Authoritative image
Encyclopedia of Life: Description, Video Page Url, Images
Reef Life Survey Images: Images, Occurrence record
Seafood Services Australia: CAAB Code, Author
Wikipedia: Images

Species Lists

Tropical fish sightings on the Far South Coast NSW: Land / Aquatic: Aquatic; Common / Alternate Name: Coral pigfish; General comments: Narooma
RLS profile v3: Threats: Recreational and commercial fishing; Frequency: 1.305; Common_Name: Coral hogfish;Coral Pigfish; Range: 1718.240; IUCN_Threat_status: Least Concern; Depth: (0–12 m); Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Red Sea to Tuamoto islands and Japan to South Africa.; Invasive: Not known to be invasive; Abundance: 1.634

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Names and sources

Accepted name	Source
Bodianus axillaris	Australian Faunal Directory

Synonyms

Synonyms	Source
Labrus axillaris Bennett, 1832	Australian Faunal Directory
Published in: Bennett, E.T. 1832. Observations on a collection of fishes from Mauritius, presented by Mr Telfair, with characters of new genera and species, remaining portion. Proc. Comm. Sci. Corr. Zool. Soc. Lond. Vol. 1 pp. 165-169

Common Names

Common name	Source
Coral Pigfish Is this a preferred common name for this species? YES \| NO	Seafood Services Australia Catalogue of Life: 2012 Annual Checklist Australian Faunal Directory Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota
Axilspot Hogfish Is this a preferred common name for this species? YES \| NO	Encyclopedia of Life Catalogue of Life: 2012 Annual Checklist Australian Faunal Directory
Axil Hogfish Is this a preferred common name for this species? YES \| NO	Catalogue of Life: 2012 Annual Checklist Australian Faunal Directory
Axil Pigfish Is this a preferred common name for this species? YES \| NO	Catalogue of Life: 2012 Annual Checklist Australian Faunal Directory
Bicolor Wrasse Is this a preferred common name for this species? YES \| NO	Catalogue of Life: 2012 Annual Checklist Australian Faunal Directory
Coral Hogfish Is this a preferred common name for this species? YES \| NO	Catalogue of Life: 2012 Annual Checklist Australian Faunal Directory
Polkadot Wrasse Is this a preferred common name for this species? YES \| NO	Catalogue of Life: 2012 Annual Checklist
Turncoat Hogfish Is this a preferred common name for this species? YES \| NO	Catalogue of Life: 2012 Annual Checklist

Working classification

kingdom: ANIMALIA

Occurrence records

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Name references found in the Biodiversity Heritage Library

Name references found in the TROVE - NLA

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Bodianus axillaris (Bennett, 1832)

Coral Pigfish