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Achoerodus viridis (Steindachner, 1866)

Description

Common Names

  • Blue groper , English , Australia
  • Brown groper , English , Australia
  • Eastern blue groper , English , Australia
  • Eastern blue wrasse , English , Australia
  • Giant pigfish , English , Australia
  • Red groper , English , Australia
  • 綠藍唇魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 绿蓝唇鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Eupercaria/misc

    Family: Labridae

    Genus: Achoerodus

    Species: Achoerodus viridis (Steindachner, 1866)

    Climate Zone

  • Subtropical

    • Location

  • Southwest Pacific: southeastern Australia.

    • Biology

    Adults are found in coastal rocky areas at depths to about 40 m (Ref. 26878). Protogynous hermaphrodite (Ref. 55367). Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205). Max. length for female species (Bernard Yau, pers. Comm., 2000).

    Habitat

    associated