Life Science Identifier (LSID):

urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:e4dac6db-edfa-44c6-9627-9ba8af24a11d

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

To use WMS services, copy and paste the following GetCapabilities URL into your OGC client (e.g. uDIG, ESRI ArcGIS)
http://biocache.ala.org.au/ws/ogc/ows?q=species:Oxycheilinus nigromarginatus
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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

The Blackmargin Maori Wrasse can be recognised by its colouration. Adults are reddish with four irregular white bands on the upper sides of the body. The species name nigromarginatus comes from Latin and refers to the black margin of caudal fin of adults. source: Australian Museum Factsheets

Online resources

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

Images

Oxycheilinus nigromarginatus
Image by: J.E. Randall
Licence: CC BY-NC 3.0
Rights: J.E. Randall
Source: Australian National Fish Collection Images

Is this image representative of species? YES | NO

Names and sources

Accepted name	Source
Oxycheilinus nigromarginatus	Australian Faunal Directory

Common Names

Common name	Source
Blackmargin Maori Wrasse 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

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

Desktop version

Oxycheilinus nigromarginatus Randall, Westneat & Gomon, 2003

Blackmargin Maori Wrasse