WoRMS taxon details

Bodianus axillaris (Bennett, 1832)

218933  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:218933)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Labrus axillaris Bennett, 1832) Bennett, E. T. (1832). Observations on a collection of fishes from the Mauritius, presented by Mr. Telfair, with characters of new genera and species. <em>Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1830-31 (pt 1): 165-169. [details]   
Description Inhabits clear lagoon and seaward reefs. Juveniles are usually found in caves or under ledges and act as cleaners by...  
Description Inhabits clear lagoon and seaward reefs. Juveniles are usually found in caves or under ledges and act as cleaners by picking at bodies of other fishes (adults occasionally do this) (Ref. 1602). Feeds mainly on benthic, hard-shelled, invertebrates such as molluscs and crustaceans (Ref. 9823). Not commonly marketed for food. Occasionally seen in the aquarium trade. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Bodianus axillaris (Bennett, 1832). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218933 on 2024-03-28
Date
action
by
1997-02-24 18:26:33Z
created
1998-06-16 09:42:29Z
changed
Depew, Lorna
2008-01-15 17:27:08Z
changed

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original description  (of Labrus axillaris Bennett, 1832) Bennett, E. T. (1832). Observations on a collection of fishes from the Mauritius, presented by Mr. Telfair, with characters of new genera and species. <em>Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1830-31 (pt 1): 165-169. [details]   

context source (HKRMS) Hong Kong marine fish database. <em>AFCD.</em> , available online at https://www.hk-fish.net/en/fish/introduction/ [details]   

basis of record Gon, O. (1996). Fifty years of fish systematics at the J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology. <em>Trans. Roy. Soc. S. Afr.</em> 51: 45-78. [details]   

additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS[details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]   

ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]  OpenAccess publication 
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From other sources
Description Inhabits clear lagoon and seaward reefs. Juveniles are usually found in caves or under ledges and act as cleaners by picking at bodies of other fishes (adults occasionally do this) (Ref. 1602). Feeds mainly on benthic, hard-shelled, invertebrates such as molluscs and crustaceans (Ref. 9823). Not commonly marketed for food. Occasionally seen in the aquarium trade. [details]

Remark Date Eschmeyer, pers. comm. <111>.
Lepidaplois albomaculatus Smith is a synonym based on the initial pahse. <307> [details]
LanguageName 
English axilspot hogfish  [details]
Japanese スミツキベラ  [details]