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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Labridae Wrasses
Subfamily: Bodianinae
Genus: Bodianus

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44 species (see list below)

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Photo by Randall, J.E.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 32.8 cm SL
Bodianus albotaeniatus (Valenciennes, 1839)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Bodianus albotaeniatus
[]

Photo by De Vroe, J.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 24 cm SL
Bodianus anthioides (Bennett, 1832)

Photo by De Vroe, J.
 
Bodianus anthioides
[Lyretail hogfish]

Photo by Field, R.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm SL
Bodianus axillaris (Bennett, 1832)

Photo by Field, R.
 
Bodianus axillaris
[Axilspot hogfish]
No picture found
Central Pacific
Max. Length 45.6 cm SL
 
Bodianus bathycapros
[]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 10.9 cm SL
 
Bodianus bennetti
[Lemon-striped pygmy hogfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 55 cm TL
Bodianus bilunulatus (Lacepède, 1801)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Bodianus bilunulatus
[Tarry hogfish]

Photo by Connell, A.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Bodianus bimaculatus Allen, 1973

Photo by Connell, A.
 
Bodianus bimaculatus
[Twospot hogfish]
No picture found
Central Pacific
 
Bodianus busellatus
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 14.2 cm SL
Bodianus cylindriatus (Tanaka, 1930)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Bodianus cylindriatus
[]

Photo by Field, R.

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 16.9 cm SL
Bodianus diana (Lacepède, 1801)

Photo by Field, R.
 
Bodianus diana
[Diana's hogfish]

Photo by Ryanskiy, A.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 14.4 cm SL
Bodianus dictynna Gomon, 2006

Photo by Ryanskiy, A.
 
Bodianus dictynna
[Redfin hogfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 76 cm TL
Bodianus diplotaenia (Gill, 1862)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Bodianus diplotaenia
[Mexican hogfish]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 61 cm TL
Bodianus eclancheri (Valenciennes, 1846)

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Bodianus eclancheri
[Harlequin wrasse]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 42.2 cm SL
 
Bodianus flavifrons
[Masked pigfish]

Photo by Tindale, S.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 36.8 cm SL
Bodianus flavipinnis Gomon, 2001

Photo by Tindale, S.
 
Bodianus flavipinnis
[Yellowfin pigfish]

Photo by Yau, B.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 45 cm TL
Bodianus frenchii (Klunzinger, 1879)

Photo by Yau, B.
 
Bodianus frenchii
[Foxfish]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 33 cm TL
Bodianus insularis Gomon & Lubbock, 1980

Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Bodianus insularis
[Island hogfish]

Photo by Großkopf, J.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm SL
Bodianus izuensis Araga & Yoshino, 1975

Photo by Großkopf, J.
 
Bodianus izuensis
[Striped pigfish]

Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 24.2 cm SL
Bodianus leucosticticus (Bennett, 1832)

Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan
 
Bodianus leucosticticus
[Lined hogfish]

Photo by Dubosc, J.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 47 cm TL
Bodianus loxozonus (Snyder, 1908)

Photo by Dubosc, J.
 
Bodianus loxozonus
[Blackfin hogfish]

Photo by Field, R.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 62 cm TL
Bodianus macrognathos (Morris, 1974)

Photo by Field, R.
 
Bodianus macrognathos
[Giant hogfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 32 cm TL
Bodianus macrourus (Lacepède, 1801)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Bodianus macrourus
[Black-banded hogfish]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 12 cm SL
Bodianus masudai Araga & Yoshino, 1975

Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Bodianus masudai
[]

Photo by Greenfield, J.

Western Pacific between W
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Bodianus mesothorax (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Photo by Greenfield, J.
 
Bodianus mesothorax
[Splitlevel hogfish]

Photo by Field, R.

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Bodianus neilli (Day, 1867)

Photo by Field, R.
 
Bodianus neilli
[Bay of Bengal hogfish]

Photo by Johnson, S.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 9.7 cm SL
Bodianus neopercularis Gomon, 2006

Photo by Johnson, S.
 
Bodianus neopercularis
[]

Photo by Field, R.

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 18 cm TL
Bodianus opercularis (Guichenot, 1847)

Photo by Field, R.
 
Bodianus opercularis
[Blackspot hogfish]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Northwestern Pacific
Max. Length 29 cm SL
Bodianus oxycephalus (Bleeker, 1862)

Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Bodianus oxycephalus
[]

Photo by Walsh, F.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 9.9 cm SL
Bodianus paraleucosticticus Gomon, 2006

Photo by Walsh, F.
 
Bodianus paraleucosticticus
[]

Photo by Dubosc, J.

Antiequatorial. Indo-Wes
Max. Length 80 cm SL
Bodianus perditio (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)

Photo by Dubosc, J.
 
Bodianus perditio
[Golden-spot hogfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 17.9 cm SL
Bodianus prognathus Lobel, 1981

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Bodianus prognathus
[]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 28.5 cm TL
Bodianus pulchellus (Poey, 1860)

Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Bodianus pulchellus
[Spotfin hogfish]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 20.2 cm SL
Bodianus rubrisos Gomon, 2006

Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Bodianus rubrisos
[Red-sashed hogfish]

Photo by Johnson, L.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Bodianus rufus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Johnson, L.
 
Bodianus rufus
[Spanish hogfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 19 cm SL
Bodianus sanguineus (Jordan & Evermann, 1903)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Bodianus sanguineus
[Sunrise wrasse]

Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 51 cm TL
Bodianus scrofa (Valenciennes, 1839)

Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP
 
Bodianus scrofa
[Barred hogfish]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 8.7 cm SL
 
Bodianus sepiacaudus
[Crescent-tail hogfish]

Photo by Yau, B.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 35 cm SL
Bodianus solatus Gomon, 2006

Photo by Yau, B.
 
Bodianus solatus
[Sunburnt pigfish]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Eastern Central Atlantic
Max. Length 50 cm SL
Bodianus speciosus (Bowdich, 1825)

Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Bodianus speciosus
[Blackbar hogfish]
No picture found
Indo-West Pacific, Comoro
Max. Length 17.7 cm SL
 
Bodianus tanyokidus
[]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 14.8 cm SL
Bodianus thoracotaeniatus Yamamoto, 1982

Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Bodianus thoracotaeniatus
[]

Photo by King, D.R.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 28 cm TL
Bodianus trilineatus (Fowler, 1934)

Photo by King, D.R.
 
Bodianus trilineatus
[Fourline hogfish]

Photo by Duffy, C.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Bodianus unimaculatus (Günther, 1862)

Photo by Duffy, C.
 
Bodianus unimaculatus
[Red pigfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 43.5 cm SL
Bodianus vulpinus (Richardson, 1850)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Bodianus vulpinus
[Western pigfish]
44 Species of Family Labridae with Genus Bodianus
(Wrasses)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1839 Bodianus albotaeniatus Eastern Central Pacific 32.8 SL
1832 Bodianus anthioides Lyretail hogfish Indo-Pacific 24 SL
1832 Bodianus axillaris Axilspot hogfish Indo-Pacific 20 SL
2006 Bodianus bathycapros Central Pacific 45.6 SL
2016 Bodianus bennetti Lemon-striped pygmy hogfish Western Pacific 10.9 SL
1801 Bodianus bilunulatus Tarry hogfish Indo-West Pacific 55 TL
1973 Bodianus bimaculatus Twospot hogfish Indo-Pacific 10 TL
2006 Bodianus busellatus Central Pacific
1930 Bodianus cylindriatus Western Pacific 14.2 SL
1801 Bodianus diana Diana's hogfish Indian Ocean 16.9 SL
2006 Bodianus dictynna Redfin hogfish Western Pacific 14.4 SL
1862 Bodianus diplotaenia Mexican hogfish Eastern Pacific 76 TL
1846 Bodianus eclancheri Harlequin wrasse Southeast Pacific 61 TL
2001 Bodianus flavifrons Masked pigfish Southwest Pacific 42.2 SL
2001 Bodianus flavipinnis Yellowfin pigfish Southwest Pacific 36.8 SL
1879 Bodianus frenchii Foxfish Indo-West Pacific 45 TL
1980 Bodianus insularis Island hogfish Eastern Atlantic 33 TL
1975 Bodianus izuensis Striped pigfish Western Pacific 10 SL
1832 Bodianus leucosticticus Lined hogfish Indo-West Pacific 24.2 SL
1908 Bodianus loxozonus Blackfin hogfish Western Pacific 47 TL
1974 Bodianus macrognathos Giant hogfish Western Indian Ocean 62 TL
1801 Bodianus macrourus Black-banded hogfish Western Indian Ocean 32 TL
1975 Bodianus masudai Western Pacific 12 SL
1801 Bodianus mesothorax Splitlevel hogfish Western Pacific between W 25 TL
1867 Bodianus neilli Bay of Bengal hogfish Indian Ocean 20 TL
2006 Bodianus neopercularis Western Pacific 9.7 SL
1847 Bodianus opercularis Blackspot hogfish Indian Ocean 18 TL
1862 Bodianus oxycephalus Northwestern Pacific 29 SL
2006 Bodianus paraleucosticticus Western Pacific 9.9 SL
1834 Bodianus perditio Golden-spot hogfish Antiequatorial. Indo-Wes 80 SL
1981 Bodianus prognathus Eastern Central Pacific 17.9 SL
1860 Bodianus pulchellus Spotfin hogfish Western Atlantic 28.5 TL
2006 Bodianus rubrisos Red-sashed hogfish Western Pacific 20.2 SL
1758 Bodianus rufus Spanish hogfish Western Atlantic 40 TL
1903 Bodianus sanguineus Sunrise wrasse Eastern Central Pacific 19 SL
1839 Bodianus scrofa Barred hogfish Eastern Atlantic 51 TL
2006 Bodianus sepiacaudus Crescent-tail hogfish Western Central Pacific 8.7 SL
2006 Bodianus solatus Sunburnt pigfish Eastern Indian Ocean 35 SL
1825 Bodianus speciosus Blackbar hogfish Eastern Central Atlantic 50 SL
1981 Bodianus tanyokidus Indo-West Pacific, Comoro 17.7 SL
1982 Bodianus thoracotaeniatus Northwest Pacific 14.8 SL
1934 Bodianus trilineatus Fourline hogfish Western Indian Ocean 28 TL
1862 Bodianus unimaculatus Red pigfish Southwest Pacific 50 TL
1850 Bodianus vulpinus Western pigfish Eastern Indian Ocean 43.5 SL



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