Bodianus rubrisos explained

Bodianus rubrisos, the red-sashed hogfish or morsecode pigfish, is a species of wrasse native to tropical and warm temperate waters of the Indo-West Pacific, particularly Japan, Taiwan and Indonesia.^[1] It has been recorded off Australia at Scott Reef in Western Australia and in the Arafura Sea off the Northern Territory.^[2]

Etymology

The specific name is a compound of the Latin rubri meaning "red" and the letters s, o and s, a reference to the dot and dash morse code like colour pattern which is distinctive for this species.

Further reading

• RANDALL, JOHN E., and BENJAMIN C. VICTOR. "Bodianus atrolumbus (Valenciennes 1839), a valid species of labrid fish from the southwest Indian Ocean."

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.
2. Web site: Gomon, M.F. . 2016 . Bodianus rubrisos . Fishes of Australia . 28 December 2019 . Museums Victoria.