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Bodianus scrofa (Valenciennes, 1839)

Common Names

  • Corvina , Creole, Portuguese , Cape Verde
  • Barred hogfish , English , UK
  • Viirg-põrsaskala , Estonian , Estonia
  • Pourceau , French , Global
  • 半带普提鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 半帶普提魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • Bodião dente de cão , Portuguese , Cape Verde
  • Bodião-dente-de-cão , Portuguese , Portugal
  • Gaio , Portuguese , Azores Is.
  • Peixe cão , Portuguese , Portugal
  • Peixe cão , Portuguese , Azores Is.
  • Peixe-cão , Portuguese , Madeira Is.
  • Viola , Portuguese , Azores Is.
  • Pejeperro , Spanish , Spain
  • Pez perro , Spanish , Spain
  • Viejà , Spanish , Cape Verde
  • Vieja , Spanish , Spain

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Eupercaria/misc

    Family: Labridae

    Genus: Bodianus

    Species: Bodianus scrofa (Valenciennes, 1839)

    Climate Zone

  • Subtropical

    • Location

  • Eastern Atlantic: Azores, Madeira, Canary Islands and Cape Verde.

    • Biology

    Adults inhabit rocky bottoms (Ref. 2683). Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205). Sold fresh in markets.

    Habitat

    associated

    Conservation Status

    Vulnerable

    Threat to Humans

    Harmless