''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 tribes. They are typically small, most of them le ...

. It is found in the western Pacific Ocean.

Description

This species reaches a length of .

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Hajime Masuda (1921–2005) of the University of Tokyo, who collected the type specimen and co-authored the study in which the fishes description appeared.

References

Fish of the Pacific Ocean masudai Taxa named by Chūichi Araga Taxa named by Tetsuo Yoshino Fish described in 1975 {{Labridae-stub