Biology:Bodianus opercularis
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Short description: Species of fish
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Genus: | Bodianus |
| Species: | B. opercularis
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| Binomial name | |
| Bodianus opercularis (Guichenot, 1847)
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Bodianus opercularis, the blackspot hogfish, is a species of wrasse. It is found in the Indian Ocean, the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aqaba in the north to Madagascar and Mauritius in the south, and east to Christmas Island.[2]
Description
This species reaches a length of 18.0 cm (7.1 in).[3]
References
- ↑ Russell, B. & Myers, R. (2010). "Bodianus opercularis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T187378A8518162. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187378A8518162.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/187378/8518162. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Bodianus opercularis" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q1940529 entry
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