Asian sheephead wrasse: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Asian sheephead wrasse lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Semicossyphus reticulatus
Group	Bony fish
Status	Data deficient (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Asia
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Labriformes
Family	Labridae

Where does the Asian sheephead wrasse live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Asian sheephead wrasse in 1 country or territory across Asia.

Japan

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Asian sheephead wrasse endangered?

The Asian sheephead wrasse’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Data deficient” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Asian sheephead wrasse?

The Asian sheephead wrasse (Semicossyphus reticulatus) is a ray-finned fish in the order Labriformes and the family Labridae, genus Semicossyphus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Asian sheephead wrasse

The Asian sheephead wrasse (Bodianus reticulatus), also known as kobudai (瘤鯛 or コブダイ) in Japan, is one of the largest species of wrasse. Native to the western Pacific Ocean, it inhabits rocky reef areas and prefers temperate waters around the Korean Peninsula, China and Japan (including the Ogasawara Islands). It can reach 100 cm (39 in) in total length, and the greatest weight recorded is 14.7 kg (32 lb).

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Asian sheephead wrasse (revision 1370052595), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1328587 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).