Bodianus albotaeniatus

Bodianus albotaeniatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Bodianus
Species: B. albotaeniatus
Binomial name
Bodianus albotaeniatus
(Valenciennes, 1801)
Synonyms
  • Cossyphus albotaeniatus Valenciennes, 1839
  • Bodianus bilunulatus albotaeniatus (Valenciennes, 1839)
  • Lepidaplois albotaeniatus (Valenciennes, 1839)

Bodianus albotaeniatus (Hawaiian hogfish) is a species of wrasse native to the Hawaiian Islands. This species occurs on reef slopes at depths of from 3 to 160 m (9.8 to 524.9 ft) with the adults being found in deeper waters than the juveniles. This species can reach 55 cm (22 in) in total length with a maximum recorded weight of 1.8 kg (4.0 lb). It is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries and is also popular as a game fish. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2]

Although considered a subspecies of Bodianus bilunulatus in the past, it is now treated as a distinct species in its own right.[3][4][5]

References

  1. ↑ Russell, B. 2010. Bodianus bilunulatus. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. <www.iucnredlist.org Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.>. Downloaded on 01 November 2013.
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2008). "Bodianus bilunulatus" in FishBase. December 2008 version.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ Randall, J.E., 2007. Reef and shore fishes of the Hawaiian Islands. Sea Grant College Program, University of Hawai'i, Honolulu. i-xivb + 1-546.
  5. ↑ Parenti, P. and J.E. Randall, 2011. Checklist of the species of the families Labridae and Scaridae: an update. Smithian Bull. 13:29-44.


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