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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).; perditio: Name from the masculine Latin noun perditis or destruction; referring to the precarious position in which the vessel 'Astrolabe' found itself around the time the holotype was collected.

Issue
Junior synonym Cossyphus astrolumbus Valenciennes, 1839 (in Bodianus) is a valid species according to Randall & Victor, 2013 (Ref. 96378).

Environment / Climate / Range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; non-migratory; depth range 10 - 120 m (Ref. 89972). Subtropical, preferred ?

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Antiequatorial. Indo-West Pacific: southern Africa to the islands of southern Oceania. Western Central Pacific: From Taiwan to southern Japan.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 80.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9823); max. published weight: 312.00 g (Ref. 3132)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 12

This species is reported to be found on deep offshore reefs as adults, but juveniles may occur as shallow as 9 m (Ref. 75973). Also, adults inhabit the vicinity of coral and rocky reefs, often over sand or rubble in deeper water. Feed mainly on benthic invertebrates such as mollusks and crustaceans (Ref. 9823). Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205). An excellent food fish (Ref. 3132).

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

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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. (Ref. 75973)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Least Concern (LC)

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes; aquarium: commercial

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Bodianus perditio (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)