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Labridae found in the

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Species

There are currently 45 recognized species in this genus: * ''

Bodianus albotaeniatus ''Bodianus albotaeniatus'', the Hawaiian hogfish, is a species of wrasse native to the Hawaiian Islands. This species occurs on reef slopes at depths of from with the adults being found in deeper waters than the juveniles. This species can r ...

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, 1839) * ''

Bodianus anthioides The lyretail hogfish (''Bodianus anthioides''), also known as the lyretail pigfish, is a species of wrasse from the genus ''Bodianus''. The fish can be found in the Indo-Pacific from the Red Sea to Tuamotu. The adults occur along the seaward ed ...

'' ( E. T. Bennett, 1832) (Lyre-tail hogfish) * '' Bodianus atrolumbus'' (

, 1839) (Pale-bar hogfish) Randall, J.E. & Victor, B.C. (2013)
''Bodianus atrolumbus'' (Valenciennes 1839), a valid species of labrid fish from the southwest Indian Ocean.
''Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation, 13: 44–61.'' * '' Bodianus axillaris'' ( E. T. Bennett, 1832) (Axil-spot hogfish) * '' Bodianus bathycapros'' M. F. Gomon, 2006 * '' Bodianus bennetti'' M. F. Gomon & F. M. Walsh, 2016 (Lemon-striped pygmy hogfish) Gomon, M.F. & Walsh, F. (2016)
A new pygmy hogfish (Labridae: ''Bodianus'') of the subgenus ''Trochocopus'' from the tropical southern Pacific Ocean.
''Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation, 23: 12-20.'' * '' Bodianus bilunulatus'' (

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, 1801) (Tarry hogfish) * '' Bodianus bimaculatus'' G. R. Allen, 1973 (Two-spot hogfish) * '' Bodianus busellatus'' M. F. Gomon, 2006 * '' Bodianus cylindriatus'' ( S. Tanaka (I), 1930) * ''

Bodianus diana Diana's hogfish, ''Bodianus diana'', is a species of wrasse native to the Indian Ocean from the African coast to the Nicobars and the Cocos-Keeling Islands. Reports of its presence in the western Pacific Ocean are erroneous. It occurs on the ...

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, 1801) (Diana's hogfish) * '' Bodianus dictynna'' M. F. Gomon, 2006 (Red-fin hogfish) * '' Bodianus diplotaenia'' ( T. N. Gill, 1862) (Mexican hogfish) * '' Bodianus eclancheri'' (

, 1846) (Harlequin hogfish) * '' Bodianus flavifrons'' M. F. Gomon, 2001 (Masked hogfish) * '' Bodianus flavipinnis'' M. F. Gomon, 2001 (Yellow-fin hofish) * '' Bodianus frenchii'' ( Klunzinger, 1879) (Fox hogfish) * ''

Bodianus insularis ''Bodianus insularis'', the island hogfish, is a species of wrasse. It is found in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Ear ...

'' M. F. Gomon & Lubbock, 1980 (Island hogfish) * ''

Bodianus izuensis ''Bodianus izuensis'', the striped pigfish, is a species of wrasse The wrasses are a family, Labridae, of marine fish, many of which are brightly colored. The family is large and diverse, with over 600 species in 81 genera, which are divided ...

'' Araga &

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, 1975 (Striped hogfish) * '' Bodianus leucosticticus'' ( E. T. Bennett, 1832) (Lined hogfish) * '' Bodianus loxozonus'' ( Snyder, 1908) (Black-fin hogfish) * ''

Bodianus macrognathos ''Bodianus macrognathos'', the giant hogfish, is a species of wrasse The wrasses are a family, Labridae, of marine fish, many of which are brightly colored. The family is large and diverse, with over 600 species in 81 genera, which are divide ...

'' (R. E. Morris, 1974) (Giant hogfish) * '' Bodianus macrourus'' (

, 1801) (Black-banded hogfish) * ''

Bodianus masudai ''Bodianus masudai'' is a species of wrasse The wrasses are a family, Labridae, of marine fish, many of which are brightly colored. The family is large and diverse, with over 600 species in 81 genera, which are divided into 9 subgroups or tri ...

'' Araga &

, 1975 * '' Bodianus mesothorax'' (

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& J. G. Schneider, 1801) (Split-level hogfish) * ''

Bodianus neilli ''Bodianus neilli'', the Bay of Bengal hogfish, is a species of wrasse in the family Labridae. It is found in the Indian Ocean in reefs off the coasts of the Maldives, Sri Lanka, India, Myanmar and Thailand, although records from the Maldives ar ...

'' ( F. Day, 1867) (Bay of Bengal hogfish) * ''

Bodianus neopercularis Bodianus neopercularis, is a species of wrasse from the family Labridae which is native to tropical and warm temperate waters of the Indo-West Pacific, particularly the Marshall Islands.Gomon, Martin F. "A revision of the labrid fish genus Bodi ...

'' M. F. Gomon, 2006 * ''

Bodianus opercularis ''Bodianus opercularis'', the blackspot hogfish, is a species of wrasse. It is found in the Indian Ocean, the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aqaba in the north to Madagascar and Mauritius Mauritius ( ; french: Maurice, link=no ; mfe, label=Mauriti ...

'' ( Guichenot, 1847) (Black-spot hogfish) * '' Bodianus oxycephalus'' (

Bleeker Bleeker is a Dutch occupational surname. Bleeker is an old spelling of ''(linnen)bleker'' ("linen bleacher").Bodianus paraleucosticticus ''Bodianus paraleucosticticus'', the five-striped hogfish, is a species of wrasse native to tropical and warm temperate waters of the Indo-West Pacific, particularly Papua New Guinea, New Caledonia and Rarotonga.Gomon, Martin F. "A revision of t ...

'' M. F. Gomon, 2006 * '' Bodianus perditio'' ( Quoy & Gaimard, 1834) (Golden-spot hogfish) * '' Bodianus prognathus'' Lobel, 1981 * '' Bodianus pulchellus'' ( Poey, 1860) (Spot-fin hogfish) * '' Bodianus rubrisos'' M. F. Gomon, 2006 (Red-sashed hogfish) * ''

Bodianus rufus The Spanish hogfish, ''Bodianus rufus'', is a species of wrasse native to the western Atlantic Ocean, where it can be found from North Carolina and Bermuda through the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico to southern Brazil. It inhabits coral or ro ...

'' ( Linnaeus, 1758) (Spanish hogfish) * '' Bodianus sanguineus'' ( D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1903) (Sunrise hogfish) * '' Bodianus scrofa'' (

, 1839) (Barred hogfish) * ''

Bodianus sepiacaudus The crescent-tail hogfish (''Bodianus sepiacaudus''), also known as the candy cane hogfish or Pacific redstriped hogfish, is a species of wrasse native to the Pacific Ocean from Sulawesi to the Line Islands. It can be found in groups at depths fr ...

'' M. F. Gomon, 2006 (Crescent-tail hogfish) * ''

Bodianus solatus ''Bodianus solatus'', the sunburnt hogfish, is a species of wrasse native to tropical and warm temperate waters of Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the ...

'' M. F. Gomon, 2006 * '' Bodianus speciosus'' ( S. Bowdich, 1825) (Black-bar hogfish) * '' Bodianus tanyokidus'' M. F. Gomon & Madden, 1981 * '' Bodianus thoracotaeniatus'' Yamamoto, 1982 * '' Bodianus trilineatus'' ( Fowler, 1934) (Four-line hogfish) * '' Bodianus unimaculatus'' ( Günther, 1862) (Red hogfish) * '' Bodianus vulpinus'' ( J. Richardson, 1850) (Western hogfish)

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q645605 Extant Miocene first appearances Labridae Marine fish genera Taxa named by Marcus Elieser Bloch