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Species profile—Achoerodus viridis (Eastern blue groper)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) → Labridae (wrasses) → Achoerodus viridis (Eastern blue groper)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Family
Labridae (wrasses)
Scientific name
Achoerodus viridis (Steindachner, 1866)
Common name
Eastern blue groper
Type reference
Steindachner, F. (1866). Über die Fische von Port Jackson in Australien. Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse, Wien 3(7): 50-55 [52]
WildNet taxon ID
34168
Synonym(s)
Trochocopus unicolor
Platychoerops badius
Heterochoerops viridis
Alternate name(s)
blue groper
red groper
brown groper
giant pigfish
Eastern blue wrasse
Conservation significant
No
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
Species environment
Marine

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=34168.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
20 May 2024