Bodianus opercularis
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 then east to Christmas Island.[1]
| Bodianus opercularis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Genus: | Bodianus |
| Species: | B. opercularis |
| Binomial name | |
| Bodianus opercularis (Guichenot, 1847) | |
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Size
This species reaches a length of 18.0 cm (7.1 in).[2]
References
- 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; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Bodianus opercularis" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
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