WoRMS name details
Oxycheilinus digrammus (Lacepède, 1801)
219038 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:219038)
unaccepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Labrus digramma Lacepède, 1801) Lacepède, B.G.E. (1801). Histoire naturelle des poissons. 3: i-lxvi + 1-558, Pls. 1-34.
page(s): 448, 518, Pl. 1 (fig. 2) [details]
page(s): 448, 518, Pl. 1 (fig. 2) [details]
Description Inhabits lagoon and sheltered seaward reefs in coral rich areas (Ref. 1602). The species is observed to swim with a group...
Description Inhabits lagoon and sheltered seaward reefs in coral rich areas (Ref. 1602). The species is observed to swim with a group of goatfish and change its color to resemble these fish, it then darts out from the group to catch small fish (Ref. 2334). [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Oxycheilinus digrammus (Lacepède, 1801). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219038 on 2024-04-24
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(of Labrus digramma Lacepède, 1801) Lacepède, B.G.E. (1801). Histoire naturelle des poissons. 3: i-lxvi + 1-558, Pls. 1-34.
page(s): 448, 518, Pl. 1 (fig. 2) [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [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
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page(s): 448, 518, Pl. 1 (fig. 2) [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [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
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Description Inhabits lagoon and sheltered seaward reefs in coral rich areas (Ref. 1602). The species is observed to swim with a group of goatfish and change its color to resemble these fish, it then darts out from the group to catch small fish (Ref. 2334). [details]
