Achoerodus gouldii

Achoerodus gouldii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Labriformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Eupercaria Ordo: Labriformes

Familia: Labridae
Genus: Achoerodus
Species: Achoerodus gouldii

Name

Achoerodus gouldii (Richardson, 1843)

Holotype: BMNH (dry half skin, apparently lost).

Type locality: Western Australia.

Synonyms

• Labrus gouldii Richardson, 1843
• Platychoerops muelleri Klunzinger, 1879

References

• Richardson, J. 1843: Contributions to the ichthyology of Australia (continued). Annals and Magazine of Natural History (New Series), 11 (67-8, 71-2): 22–28, 169-182, 352-359, 422-428.
• Allen, G.R., N.J. Cross, C.J. Allen and M.F. Gomon 2006: Labridae. Labrinae (pp. 1368-1418). In: Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Volume 35. Fishes.
• Achoerodus gouldii in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.

Vernacular names

English: Western Blue Groper