Gomphosus varius Lacépède, 1801

Birdnose Wrasse

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Life Science Identifier (LSID):

urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:c8480bde-a734-4054-81dc-3b15c63e85a7

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http://biocache.ala.org.au/ws/ogc/ows?q=species:Gomphosus varius
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Species presence

 Recorded In Australia
 Marine Habitats

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    Source: Australian National Fish Collection Images
    Image by: BIO Photography Group, Biodiversity Institute of Ontario
    Rights: BIO Photography Group, Biodiversity Institute of Ontario

Description

Juvenile Birdnose Wrasse are green above and white below with two black stripes along the length of the body. Their snout is less elongate than adults. source: Australian Museum Factsheets

The Bird Wrasse has a long snout that looks a bit like a bird's beak. Juvenile Bird Wrasse are green above and white below with two black stripes along the body. Their snout is shorter than in adults. As the juvenile grows, it becomes white with a black spot on each scale giving the fish a speckled appearance. ... source: OZ Animals

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Species Lists

RLS profile v3
Range: 1894.635
Abundance: 2.953
Depth: (0–17 m)
Frequency: 5.961
IUCN_Threat_status: Least Concern
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Cocos-Keeling to the Hawaiian islands,and Japan to Rapa islands
Threats: Subsistence fishing
Common_Name: Bird-nosed wrasse;Birdnose wrasse
Invasive: Not known to be invasive
Diet: crabs

Names and sources

Accepted name Source
Gomphosus varius

Common Names

Common name Source
Bird Wrasse
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Birdnose Wrasse
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Bird-nose Wrasse
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Clubnosed Wrasse
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Birdfish
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Brown Bird Wrasse
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Olive Club-nosed Wrasse
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Purple Club-nosed Wrasse
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Working classification

kingdom
ANIMALIA
phylum
CHORDATA
subphylum
VERTEBRATA
suprageneric
GNATHOSTOMATA
suprageneric
PISCES
class
ACTINOPTERYGII
subphylum
EUTELEOSTEI
superorder
ACANTHOPTERYGII
order
PERCIFORMES
suborder
LABROIDEI
family
LABRIDAE
subfamily
Labrinae
genus
Gomphosus
species
Gomphosus varius  Recorded in Australia

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