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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Labridae (Wrasses) > Bodianinae
Etymology: Bodianus: Bodianus after Bodiano or Pudiano, from the Portuguese pudor, meaning modesty (Jordan & Evermann, 1896).; prognathus: Name from the Greek pro meaning forth, and gnathos for jaws, in reference to the prominently elongate jaws in this species (Ref. 75973).

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Marine; reef-associated; depth range 7 - 30 m (Ref. 13850). Tropical, preferred ?

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Eastern Central Pacific: Fanning Atoll, Line Islands.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 17.9 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 13850)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 12 - 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-11. Snout long and pointed. Posterior corner of mouth anterior to forward margin of orbit by about 1/2 eye diameter (Ref. 9823).

Found around folios corals and rarely swims out in the open. Adults found between 7 and 20 m, while juveniles were seen only below 30 m depth (Ref. 13850). Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205).

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Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205).

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Lobel, P.S., 1981. Bodianus prognathus (Labridae, Pisces) a new longnose hogfish from the Central Pacific. Pac. Sci. 35(1):45-50. (Ref. 13850)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Least Concern (LC)

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

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Harmless

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Bodianus prognathus Lobel, 1981