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Bodianus speciosus (Bowdich, 1825)

Common Names

  • Bedja
  • Bidi\u00e3o
  • Bodi\u00e3o
  • Bulh\u00e3o
  • Velha
  • Blackbar hogfish
  • Blackbar hogfish
  • Tumev\u00f6\u00f6t-p\u00f5rsaskala
  • Labre \u00e0 barre noire
  • Porceau dos noir
  • Pourceau dos noir
  • Vieille ou vrai perroquet
  • \u4e9a\u6208\u666e\u63d0\u9c7c
  • \u4e9e\u6208\u666e\u63d0\u9b5a
  • \u9ed1\u7d0b\u666e\u63d0\u9b5a
  • \u9ed1\u7eb9\u666e\u63d0\u9c7c
  • Bodi\u00e3o
  • Bodi\u00e3o c\u00e3o
  • Bodi\u00e3o-c\u00e3o
  • Cachorro
  • Canzala
  • C\u00e3o-do-mar
  • C\u00e3o-marinho
  • Charraco
  • Peixe-cachorro
  • Peixe-c\u00e3o
  • Peixe-c\u00e3o
  • Peixe-quarenta-e-cinco
  • Peixes cao
  • Vieja lomonegro
  • Demba seen
  • Demba s\u00e8ne
  • Di\u00ebnou gu\u00e9\u1e85el
  • Tathieu
  • J\u00ebnu g\u00e9w\u00e9l
  • T\u00e0cc

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Eupercaria/misc

    Family: Labridae

    Genus: Bodianus

    Species: Bodianus speciosus (Bowdich, 1825)

    Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Location

    • Eastern Central Atlantic: tropical western coast of Africa, from Cameroon to Guinea and in the offshore Cape Verde Islands.

    Biology

    Adults inhabit rocky and reef-like areas, rich in algae (Ref. 26999). A protogynous hermaphrodite (Ref. 5292). Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205).

    Habitat

    associated

    Conservation Status

    Data deficient

    Threat to Humans

    Harmless

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