Bodianus vulpinus explained

Bodianus vulpinus, the western pigfish, is a species of wrasse native to tropical and warm temperate waters of the Pacific Ocean, namely Western Australia.

Taxonomy

Bodianus vulpinus is placed within in the subgenus Verreo in Bodianus. The record of B. vulpinus from the Hawaiian Islands by some authors was eventually recognized as a distinct species, Bodianus bathycapros.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. Martin F. Gomon (2001) Descriptions of two new species of Bodianus (Perciformes: Labridae) from Australasian waters, New Zealand Journal of Zoology, 28:4, 407-416, DOI: 10.1080/03014223.2001.9518279
  2. 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.

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