Common name of Bodianus perditio
 
Common name Labre de la perdition
Language French
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 2 - (Preferred common name (unique))
Country New Caledonia
Locality Goro Zone; Islands of Pins
Ref. Leblic, I. and M.-H. Teulières, 1987
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core
1st modifier
2nd modifier
Remarks 'Labre' from Latin 'labrum', i.e., lips; used for fish with thick lips and double dentition; also called 'vieille' and 'tourd' (p. 1064 in Ref. 11853); 'perdition', from Latin 'perdere', i.e., loss (p. 552 in Ref. 9404); refers to a species named from a specimen which nearly was lost when the boat carrying it was almost sank by a violent storm.
 
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