Bodianus
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Bodianus is a genus
of wrasse
s in the family
Labridae.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of wrasse
Wrasse
The wrasses are a family, Labridae, of marine fish, many of which are brightly colored. The family is large and diverse, with over 600 species in 82 genera, which are divided into nine subgroups or tribes....
s in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Labridae.
Species
- Lyretail hogfish, Bodianus anthioides (Bennett, 1832)
- Axilspot hogfishAxilspot hogfishAxilspot hogfish, Bodianus axillaris, belongs to the Labridae family of marine fish. Adult fish are about 20 centimeters long, red-brown anteriorly, and white posteriorly. Juveniles are black with two rows of large white spots. It has a large dark sport on the pectoral fin base, on the soft...
, Bodianus axillaris (Bennett, 1832) - Bodianus bathycapros Gomon, 2006
- Tarry hogfish, Bodianus bilunulatusBodianus bilunulatusBodianus bilunulatus, or tarry hogfish, is a member of the Hogfish family that is endemic to the Hawaiian islands. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a length of ....
(Lacépède, 1801) - Twospot hogfish, Bodianus bimaculatusBodianus bimaculatusBodianus bimaculatus, or twospot hogfish, is a Hogfish from the Indo-Pacific. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 10 cm in length....
Allen, 1973 - Bodianus busellatus Gomon, 2006
- Bodianus cylindriatus (Tanaka, 1930)
- Diana's hogfish, Bodianus dianaBodianus dianaBodianus diana, or Diana's hogfish, is a Hogfish from the Indo-Pacific. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 25 cm in length....
(Lacépède, 1801) - Bodianus dictynna Gomon, 2006
- Mexican hogfish, Bodianus diplotaenia (GillTheodore GillTheodore Nicholas Gill was an American ichthyologist, mammalogist, malacologist and librarian.Born and educated in New York City under private tutors, Gill early showed interest in natural history. He was associated with J...
, 1862) - Harlequin wrasse, Bodianus eclancheri (ValenciennesAchille ValenciennesAchille Valenciennes was a French zoologist.Valenciennes was born in Paris, and studied under Georges Cuvier. Valenciennes' study of parasitic worms in humans made an important contribution to the study of parasitology...
, 1846) - Bodianus flavifrons Gomon, 2001
- FoxfishFoxfishThe foxfish, Bodianus frenchii, is a wrasse of the genus Bodianus, found in south western Western Australia to east South Australia, and from southern Queensland to eastern Tasmania, at depths of between 10 and 40 metres. Its length is up to 45 cm....
, Bodianus frenchii (Klunzinger, 1880) - Eclipse wrasse, Bodianus hirsutus (Lacépède, 1801)
- Island hogfish, Bodianus insularis Gomon & Lubbock, 1980
- Bodianus izuensis Araga & Yoshino, 1975
- Lined hogfish, Bodianus leucosticticus (Bennett, 1832)
- Blackfin hogfish, Bodianus loxozonus (Snyder, 1908)
- Giant hogfish, Bodianus macrognathos (Morris, 1974)
- Black-banded hogfish, Bodianus macrourus (Lacépède, 1801)
- Bodianus masudai Araga & Yoshino, 1975
- Splitlevel hogfish, Bodianus mesothoraxBodianus mesothoraxBodianus mesothorax, or splitlevel hogfish, is a hogfish from the Indo-West Pacific. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 25 cm in length....
(BlochMarcus Elieser BlochMarcus Elieser Bloch was a German medical doctor and naturalist. He is generally considered one of the most important ichthyologists of the 18th century.- Life :...
& SchneiderJohann Gottlob SchneiderJohann Gottlob Theaenus Schneider was a German classicist and naturalist.-Biography:Schneider was born at Collm in Saxony...
, 1801) - Bay of Bengal hogfish, Bodianus neilli (Day, 1867)
- Bodianus neopercularis Gomon, 2006
- Blackspot hogfish, Bodianus opercularis (Guichenot, 1847)
- Bodianus oxycephalus (BleekerPieter BleekerPieter Bleeker was a Dutch medical doctor and ichthyologist, famous for his work on the fishes of East Asia – Atlas Ichthyologique des Orientales Neerlandaises – which was published 1862–1877....
, 1862) - Bodianus neilli Gomon, 2006
- Golden-spot hogfish, Bodianus perditio (QuoyJean René Constant QuoyJean René Constant Quoy was a French zoologist.Along with Joseph Paul Gaimard he served as naturalist aboard La Coquille under Louis Isidore Duperrey during its circumnavigation of the globe , and the Astrolabe under the command of Jules Dumont d'Urville...
& GaimardJoseph Paul GaimardJoseph Paul Gaimard was a French naval surgeon and naturalist.Along with Jean René Constant Quoy he served as naturalist on the ships L'Uranie under Louis de Freycinet 1817-1820, and L'Astrolabe under Jules Dumont d'Urville 1826-1829...
, 1834) - Bodianus prognathus Lobel, 1981
- Spotfin hogfish, Bodianus pulchellusBodianus pulchellusBodianus pulchellus, or spotfin hogfish, is a hogfish from the Western Atlantic. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 28.5 cm in length....
(PoeyFelipe Poey-Biography:Poey was born in Havana, the son of French and Spanish parents. He spent several years of his life in Pau then studied law in Madrid. He became a lawyer in Spain but was forced to leave due to his liberal ideas, returning to Cuba in 1823. He began to concentrate on the study of the...
, 1860) - Bodianus rubrisos Gomon, 2006
- Spanish hogfishSpanish hogfishThe Spanish hogfish is a species of hogfish whose range includes South Florida, the Bahamas, the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico, Bermuda, and Brazil.. Typically between 20 cm and 35 cm in size, it can reach 60 cm. It inhabits reefs at depths of 3 m up to 30 m, where it...
, Bodianus rufus (LinnaeusCarolus LinnaeusCarl Linnaeus , also known after his ennoblement as , was a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of binomial nomenclature. He is known as the father of modern taxonomy, and is also considered one of the fathers of modern ecology...
, 1758) - Bodianus sanguineus (JordanDavid Starr JordanDavid Starr Jordan, Ph.D., LL.D. was a leading eugenicist, ichthyologist, educator and peace activist. He was president of Indiana University and Stanford University.-Early life and education:...
& Evermann, 1903) - Barred hogfishBarred hogfishBarred hogfish, scientific name: Bodianus scrofa is a species of fish under the Bodianus genus.-Characteristics:*Maximum length: 43 cm*Habitat: Sea aras, depth between 20 and 200 m*Climate: Subtropical...
, Bodianus scrofa (ValenciennesAchille ValenciennesAchille Valenciennes was a French zoologist.Valenciennes was born in Paris, and studied under Georges Cuvier. Valenciennes' study of parasitic worms in humans made an important contribution to the study of parasitology...
, 1839) - Bodianus sepiacaudus Gomon, 2006
- Bodianus solatus Gomon, 2006
- Blackbar hogfish, Bodianus speciosus (Bowdich, 1825)
- Bodianus tanyokidus Gomon & Madden, 1981
- Bodianus thoracotaeniatus Yamamoto, 1982
- Fourline hogfish, Bodianus trilineatus (Fowler, 1934)
- Red pigfishRed pigfishThe red pigfish, Bodianus unimaculatus, is a wrasse of the genus Bodianus, found in eastern Australia including Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island, and around New Zealand, including the Kermadec Islands, in reef areas at depths of between 5 and 40 m...
, Bodianus unimaculatus (Günther, 1862) - Bodianus vulpinus (RichardsonJohn Richardson (naturalist)Sir John Richardson was a Scottish naval surgeon, naturalist and arctic explorer.Richardson was born at Dumfries. He studied medicine at Edinburgh University, and became a surgeon in the navy in 1807. He traveled with John Franklin in search of the Northwest Passage on the Coppermine Expedition of...
, 1850)