Kochi Wrasse
Decodon pacificus
- Usual depth155–220 m
- Water temperature25–26 °C
- Best monthsJanuary
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 2 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 155–220 m · Deepest record: 220 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 25–26 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Kochi Wrasse, Ten-tooth Wrasse
Names in 3 more languages
- Spanish
- Vieja de Kochi
- Japanese
- Kazariakabo, Kazari-akabô, カザリアカボウ
- Simplified Chinese
- 三齒仔, 太平洋裸齒隆頭魚, 日本婆仔, 紅娘仔
Other scientific names: Bodianus pacificus, Verreo pacificus
Similar species
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Blue GroperAchoerodus viridis
Hawaiian HogfishBodianus albotaeniatus
Tripletail wrasseCheilinus trilobatus
Blunt-head ParrotfishChlorurus microrhinos
Spectacled ParrotfishChlorurus perspicillatus
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 20 open-data records from 1986 to 2008.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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