Biology:Bodianus masudai

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Short description: Species of fish

Bodianus masudai
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Bodianus
Species:
B. masudai
Binomial name
Bodianus masudai
Araga & Yoshino, 1975

Bodianus masudai is a species of wrasse.[2] It is found in the western Pacific Ocean.[3]

Description

This species reaches a length of 12.0 cm (4.7 in).[4]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Hajime Masuda (1921–2005) of the University of Tokyo, who collected the type specimen and co-authored the study in which the fishes description appeared.[5]

References

  1. Russell, B. (2010). "Bodianus masudai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T187697A8604624. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187697A8604624.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/187697/8604624. Retrieved 21 January 2024. 
  2. "World Register of Marine Species – WoRMS taxon details – Bodianus masudai Araga & Yoshino, 1975". https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=273535. 
  3. 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.
  4. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Bodianus masudai" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
  5. "Order LABRIFORMES: Family LABRIDAE (a-h)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 22 September 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/labriformes1/. 

Wikidata ☰ Q1043601 entry