Biology:Bodianus loxozonus

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Short description: Species of fish

Blackfin hogfish
Bodianus loxozonus JNC1087.JPG
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Bodianus
Species:
B. loxozonus
Binomial name
Bodianus loxozonus
(Snyder, 1908)
Synonyms
  • Fowler & Bean, 1923 Snyder, 1908
  • Bodianus loxozonus loxozonus Lepidaplois loxozonus
  • (Snyder, 1908) Lepidaplois trotteri

Bodianus loxozonus, the blackfin hogfish, is a species of wrasse. It is found in the western Pacific Ocean.[2]

Description

This species reaches a length of 47.0 cm (18.5 in).[3]

References

  1. Russell, B. (2010). "Bodianus loxozonus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T187744A8618341. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187744A8618341.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/187744/8618341. Retrieved 21 January 2024. 
  2. Gomon, M.F., 2006. A revision of the labrid fish genus Bodianus with descriptions of eight new species. Rec. Aust. Mus. Suppl. 30:1-133.
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Bodianus loxozonus" in FishBase. February 2015 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q632124 entry