Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Eupercaria/misc

Family: Labridae

Genus: Bodianus

Species: Bodianus oxycephalus (Bleeker, 1862)

Climate Zone

Location

• Northwestern Pacific: restricted to the subtropical and warm temperate, between Sagami Bay, Japan, and the northeastern tip of Taiwan.

Biology

Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205).

Habitat

associated

Conservation Status

Data deficient

Threat to Humans

Harmless