Bodianus neopercularis explained

Bodianus neopercularis, is a species of wrasse from the family Labridae which is native to tropical and warm temperate waters of the Indo-West Pacific, particularly the Marshall Islands.^[1] A record of Bodianus opercularis from Palau has now been reidentified as this species.

Further reading

• Parenti, Paolo, and John E. Randall. "Checklist of the species of the families Labridae and Scaridae: an update." Smithiana Bulletin 13 (2011): 29–44.

Notes and References

1. Gomon, Martin F. "A revision of the labrid fish genus Bodianus with descriptions of eight new species." Records of the Australian Museum, Supplement 30 (2006): 1-133.