Bodianus speciosus

Bodianus speciosus, the blackbar hogfish, is a species of wrasse. It is found in the Eastern Central Atlantic Ocean.[1]

Bodianus speciosus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Bodianus
Species:
B. speciosus
Binomial name
Bodianus speciosus
(S. Bowdich, 1825)
Synonyms
  • Diastodon speciosus Bowdich, 1825
  • Labrus iagonensis Bowdich, 1825
  • Bodianus iagonensis (Bowdich, 1825)

Size

This species reaches a length of 50.0 cm (19.7 in).[2]

References
  1. 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.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Bodianus speciosus" in FishBase. February 2015 version.



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