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Bodianus neilli (Day, 1867)

Common Names

  • Bay of Bengal hogfish , English , Micronesia
  • 尼尔氏普提鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 尼爾氏普提魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Eupercaria/misc

    Family: Labridae

    Genus: Bodianus

    Species: Bodianus neilli (Day, 1867)

    Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Location

  • Indian Ocean: apparently restricted to the coast of India, Sri Lanka, the Maldive Is., and the Andaman Sea.

    • Biology

    Adults inhabit shallow coastal reefs and turbid lagoon reefs (Ref. 9710). Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205).

    Habitat

    associated

    Conservation Status

    Least Concern

    Threat to Humans

    Harmless