Bodianus loxozonus

Blackfin hogfish
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Labriformes
Family:	Labridae
Genus:	Bodianus
Species:	B. loxozonus
Binomial name
Bodianus loxozonus (Snyder, 1908)
Synonyms
Lepidaplois loxozonus Snyder, 1908 Bodianus loxozonus loxozonus (Snyder, 1908) Lepidaplois trotteri Fowler & Bean, 1923

Bodianus loxozonus, the blackfin hogfish, is a species of wrasse. It is found in the western Pacific Ocean.[2]

Description

This species reaches a length of 47.0 cm (18.5 in).[3]

References

1. Russell, B. (2010). "Bodianus loxozonus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T187744A8618341. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187744A8618341.en. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
2. Gomon, M.F., 2006. A revision of the labrid fish genus Bodianus with descriptions of eight new species. Rec. Aust. Mus. Suppl. 30:1-133.
3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Bodianus loxozonus". FishBase. February 2015 version.