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Bodianus loxozonus (Snyder, 1908)

Description

Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 11; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 11 - 12. Adults usually with a large black blotch on the back, extending along the lower lobe of the tail fin to the black ventral fins, but reduced to a small patch in large males (Ref. 48636). Often misidentified as Bodianus hirsutus (synonym of Bodianus macrourus (Lacepede, 1801) (Ref. 54980).

Common Names

  • Maringyan , Bikol , Philippines
  • Blackfin hogfish , English , Guam
  • Blackfin hogfish , English , Australia
  • Blackfin hogfish , English , Global
  • Blackfin hogfish , English , Philippines
  • Blackfin hogfish , English , Micronesia
  • Blackfin hogfish , English , Malaysia
  • Blackfin pigfish , English , Australia
  • Blackfin wrasse , English , Malaysia
  • Eclipse hogfish , English , Australia
  • Eclipse hogfish , English , Indonesia
  • Eclipse hogfish , English , Malaysia
  • Rainbow fish , English , Malaysia
  • Reef pigfish , English , Australia
  • Koli ni wai , Fijian , Fiji
  • Labayan , Hiligaynon , Philippines
  • Lampalampa , Hiligaynon , Philippines
  • Lubay-lubay , Hiligaynon , Philippines
  • Molmol , Hiligaynon , Philippines
  • Balaki , Ilokano , Philippines
  • Verde verde , Ilokano , Philippines
  • Blackfin hogfish , Japanese , Japan
  • Hireguro Bera , Japanese , Japan
  • Batu , Malay , Malaysia
  • Bayan , Malay , Malaysia
  • Bechok , Malay , Malaysia
  • Ilahan , Malay , Malaysia
  • Nuri sirip hitam , Malay , Malaysia
  • Nuri-nuri , Malay , Malaysia
  • 斜带普提鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 斜带狐鲷 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 斜帶普提魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 斜帶狐鯛 , Mandarin Chinese , Taiwan/Ch Taipei
  • 斜斑普提魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • Banog , Romblomanon , Philippines
  • Danlugan , Romblomanon , Philippines
  • Pilo-pilo , Romblomanon , Philippines
  • Pirat-pirat , Romblomanon , Philippines
  • Tausay , Romblomanon , Philippines
  • Sugale-a'a , Samoan , Samoa
  • Bankilan , Tagalog , Philippines
  • Bungat , Tagalog , Philippines
  • Isdang bato , Tagalog , Philippines
  • Maming , Tagalog , Philippines
  • Tamago , Visayan , Philippines

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Eupercaria/misc

    Family: Labridae

    Genus: Bodianus

    Species: Bodianus loxozonus (Snyder, 1908)

    Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Location

  • Western Pacific: eastward to French Polynesia, north to Japan, south to New Caledonia. Myers & Lieske 1994 (Ref. 9710) list the subspecies loxozonus as occurring from Vietnam to the Marshall Islands and Tonga, north to the Ryukyu and Ogasawara Islands and the subspecies trotteri as occurring in the Line and Cook Islands and French Polynesia. Reports of Bodianus hirsutus (synonym of Bodianus macrourus) from SW Indian Ocean may be referring to this species.

    • Biology

    Adults inhabit clear lagoon and seaward reefs (Ref. 1602), on slopes or along upper part of drop-offs (Ref. 48636). Feed mainly on benthic, hard-shelled, invertebrates such as mollusks and crustaceans (Ref. 9823). Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205).

    Habitat

    associated

    Conservation Status

    Least Concern

    Threat to Humans

    Harmless