Bodianus Explained
Bodianus or the hogfishes is a genus of fish in the family Labridae found in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean. These species have many parasites.
Species
There are currently 45 recognized species in this genus:
- Bodianus albotaeniatus (Valenciennes, 1839)
- Bodianus anthioides (E. T. Bennett, 1832) (Lyre-tail hogfish)
- Bodianus atrolumbus (Valenciennes, 1839) (Pale-bar hogfish) [1]
- Bodianus axillaris (E. T. Bennett, 1832) (Axil-spot hogfish)
- Bodianus bathycapros M. F. Gomon, 2006
- Bodianus bennetti M. F. Gomon & F. M. Walsh, 2016 (Lemon-striped pygmy hogfish) [2]
- Bodianus bilunulatus (Lacépède, 1801) (Tarry hogfish)
- Bodianus bimaculatus G. R. Allen, 1973 (Two-spot hogfish)
- Bodianus busellatus M. F. Gomon, 2006
- Bodianus cylindriatus (S. Tanaka (I), 1930)
- Bodianus diana (Lacépède, 1801) (Diana's hogfish)
- Bodianus dictynna M. F. Gomon, 2006 (Red-fin hogfish)
- Bodianus diplotaenia (T. N. Gill, 1862) (Mexican hogfish)
- Bodianus eclancheri (Valenciennes, 1846) (Harlequin hogfish)
- Bodianus flavifrons M. F. Gomon, 2001 (Masked hogfish)
- Bodianus flavipinnis M. F. Gomon, 2001 (Yellow-fin hofish)
- Bodianus frenchii (Klunzinger, 1879) (Fox hogfish)
- Bodianus insularis M. F. Gomon & Lubbock, 1980 (Island hogfish)
- Bodianus izuensis Araga & Yoshino, 1975 (Striped hogfish)
- Bodianus leucosticticus (E. T. Bennett, 1832) (Lined hogfish)
- Bodianus loxozonus (Snyder, 1908) (Black-fin hogfish)
- Bodianus macrognathos (R. E. Morris, 1974) (Giant hogfish)
- Bodianus macrourus (Lacépède, 1801) (Black-banded hogfish)
- Bodianus masudai Araga & Yoshino, 1975
- Bodianus mesothorax (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801) (Split-level hogfish)
- Bodianus neilli (F. Day, 1867) (Bay of Bengal hogfish)
- Bodianus neopercularis M. F. Gomon, 2006
- Bodianus opercularis (Guichenot, 1847) (Black-spot hogfish)
- Bodianus oxycephalus (Bleeker, 1862)
- Bodianus paraleucosticticus M. F. Gomon, 2006
- Bodianus perditio (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834) (Golden-spot hogfish)
- Bodianus prognathus Lobel, 1981
- Bodianus pulchellus (Poey, 1860) (Spot-fin hogfish)
- Bodianus rubrisos M. F. Gomon, 2006 (Red-sashed hogfish)
- Bodianus rufus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Spanish hogfish)
- Bodianus sanguineus (D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1903) (Sunrise hogfish)
- Bodianus scrofa (Valenciennes, 1839) (Barred hogfish)
- Bodianus sepiacaudus M. F. Gomon, 2006 (Crescent-tail hogfish)
- Bodianus solatus M. F. Gomon, 2006
- Bodianus speciosus (S. Bowdich, 1825) (Black-bar hogfish)
- Bodianus tanyokidus M. F. Gomon & Madden, 1981
- Bodianus thoracotaeniatus Yamamoto, 1982
- Bodianus trilineatus (Fowler, 1934) (Four-line hogfish)
- Bodianus unimaculatus (Günther, 1862) (Red hogfish)
- Bodianus vulpinus (J. Richardson, 1850) (Western hogfish)
Notes and References
- Randall, J.E. & Victor, B.C. (2013): Bodianus atrolumbus (Valenciennes 1839), a valid species of labrid fish from the southwest Indian Ocean. Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation, 13: 44–61.
- Gomon, M.F. & Walsh, F. (2016): A new pygmy hogfish (Labridae: Bodianus) of the subgenus Trochocopus from the tropical southern Pacific Ocean. Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation, 23: 12-20.
