Biology:Diana's hogfish
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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. diana
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| Bodianus diana (Lacépède, 1801)
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Diana's hogfish, Bodianus diana, is a species of wrasse native to the Indian Ocean from the African coast to the Nicobars and the Cocos-Keeling Islands. Reports of its presence in the western Pacific Ocean are erroneous. It occurs on the seaward side of reefs at depths from 6 to 50 m (20 to 164 ft) (though rarely deeper than 25 m (82 ft)). It can reach a length of 16.9 cm (6.7 in). This species is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries and is found in the aquarium trade.[2]
Habitat
Diana's hogfish is generally found in the Indo-Pacific region including the Red Sea and East Africa towards the Marshall Islands.[3] Juveniles have been observed living among the tentacles of the mushroom coral Heliofungia actiniformis.[4][5]
Diet
Diana's hogfish feeds mainly on benthic invertebrates such as mollusks and crustaceans. Juveniles are known to remove parasites from other fishes.[1]
Utilization
This species is collected for the aquarium trade.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Russell, B. (2010). "Bodianus diana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T187587A8575387. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187587A8575387.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/187587/8575387. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Bodianus diana" in FishBase. August 2013 version.
- ↑ Diana's hogfish's habitat
- ↑ Bos, A.R.; B.W. Hoeksema (2015). "Cryptobenthic fishes and co-inhabiting shrimps associated with the mushroom coral Heliofungia actiniformis (Fungiidae) in the Davao Gulf, Philippines". Environmental Biology of Fishes 98 (6): 1479–1489. doi:10.1007/s10641-014-0374-0. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/269147629.
- ↑ Bos, A.R. (2012). "Fishes (Gobiidae and Labridae) associated with the mushroom coral Heliofungia actiniformis (Scleractinia: Fungiidae) in the Philippines". Coral Reefs 31 (1): 133. doi:10.1007/s00338-011-0834-3. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/230886906.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q3642051 entry
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