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Bodianus neilli

(Bay of Bengal Hogfish)

Overview:

Family: Wrasses; Inhabits shallow coastal reefs and turbid lagoon reefs.

Taxonomy

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  • Domain: Eukaryota Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
    • Kingdom: Animalia Linnaeus, 1758 - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
      • Subkingdom: Bilateria (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - bilaterians

Unambiguous Synonyms:

  1. Labrus mesothorax Bloch & Schneider, 1801
  2. Lepidaplois mesothorax (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Notes:

Name Status: Accepted Name. Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Group expert : Westneat M.

Physical Description

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Family Labridae:

Distribution: Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific. Protrusible mouth. Most jaw teeth with gaps between them; teeth usually jutting outward. Dorsal fin 8-21 spines (usually less than15), 6-21 soft rays. Anal fin 4-6 spines (often 3), 7-18 soft rays. Cycloid scales, generally large to moderate, 25-80 along the side (may be small and over 100 if small. Lateral line interrupted or continuous. Vertebrae 23-42. Snout elongated in the genus Gomphosus. Size, shape and color very diversified. Most species are sand burrowers; carnivores on benthic invertebrates; also planktivores, and some small species remove ectoparasites of larger fishes. Most species change color and sex with growth, from an initial phase (IP) of both males and females, the latter able to change sex into an often brilliantly colored terminal male phase (TP). Males dominate several females; all Indo-Pacific species are pelagic spawners. Most species do well in aquaria, and young Coris are particularly popular. Maximum length about 2.3 m, many are less than 15 cm, the shortest being 4.5 cm. Medium to large species are important food fishes.

The family Labridae belongs to the Class Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) and the Order Perciformes. It contains 60 genera and 500 species. It may be found in Marine environments and is primarily Marine. Many members of this family are used in the aquarium trade. Reproductively, most members of this family are nonguarders. The main mode of swimming of adult fish in this family is labriform. Compared with other fish, the activity level of this family tends to be normal. Members of this family have been dated back to the Paleocene epoch of the Tertiary period. Etymology of this family name: Latin, labrum = furious

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Distribution

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Range and Population

Indian Ocean: Maldives, India and Sri Lanka to the western coast of Thailand.

Habitat

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Usually found at depths of 10 to 30 meters.

Biome

Saltwater. Reef-associated.

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Bodianus:

There are approximately 65 species and subspecies in this genus: B. albimaculatus · B. albotaeniastus · B. albotaeniatus · B. anthiodes · B. anthioides (Bronzehead Hogfish) · B. axilaris · B. axillaris (Axil Hogfish) · B. bilunalatus · B. bilunnulatus · B. bilunulatus (Blackspot Wrasse) · B. bilunulatus albotaeniatus (Blackspot Wrasse) · B. bilunulatus bilunulatus · B. bimaculatus (Two-Spot Slender Hogfish) · B. cylindriatus · B. cylindricus · B. diana (Diana's Hogfish) · B. dictynna · B. diplotaenia (Mexican Hogfish) · B. diplotaenius · B. diplotremis · B. eclancheri (Brown Hogfish) · Pentapodus trivittatus · B. flavifrons · B. flavipinnis · B. frenchi · B. frenchii (Foxfish) · B. fulvus · B. fulvus punctatus · Cephalopholis argus · B. hirsutus (Eclipse Wrasse) · B. insularis (Island Hogfish) · B. izuensis · B. jaguar · B. leucosticticus (Lined Hogfish) · B. loxozonus (Blackfin Hogfish) · B. loxozonus loxozonus · B. macrognathos (Giant Hogfish) · B. macrourus (Black-Banded Hogfish) · B. macrurus · B. masudai · B. mesothorax (Black-Belt Hogfish) · B. mordax · B. neilli (Bay of Bengal Hogfish) · B. opercularis (Blackspot Hogfish) · B. oxycephalus (Blackspot Pigfish) · B. paraleucosticticus · B. perditio (Golden-Spot Hogfish) · B. perdito · B. prognathus · B. pulchellus (Hogfish) · B. pulchelus · B. rufa · B. rufus (Dogfish) · B. sanguineus · B. scrofa (Barred Hogfish) · B. speciosus (Blackbar Hogfish) · B. spilonotus · B. tanyokidus · B. thoracotaeniatus · B. trilineatus (Fourline Hogfish) · B. unimaculatus (Pigfish) · B. vulpinus · B. insularis · B. insularis · B. insularis

Bibliography

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  • Baensch, H.A. and H. Debelius (1997). Meerwasser atlas. Mergus Verlag GmbH, Postfach 86, 49302, Melle, Germany. 1216 p. 3rd edition.
  • Lieske, E. and R. Myers (1994). Collins Pocket Guide. Coral reef fishes. Indo-Pacific & Caribbean including the Red Sea. Haper Collins Publishers, 400 p.
  • Parenti, Paola, and John E. Randall 2000. An annotated checklist of the species of the Labroid fish families Labridae and Scaridae. Ichthyological Bulletin of the J. L. B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, no. 68. J. L. B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology. Rhodes Univ., Grahamstown, South Africa. 97.

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Notes

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Contributors:

  • Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
  • Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 7, 2006.
  • FishBase
  • FishBase 2006.
  • Froese, R., and D. Pauly. FishBase 2004. International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management.
  • Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 05, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 3 providers.
  • Westneat, Mark (from FishBase).

Data Sources:

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 05, 2008:

  • FishBase: FishBase DiGIR Provider - Philippine Server
  • Museum national d'histoire naturelle: Ichtyologie
  • Royal Ontario Museum: Fish specimens

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Last Revised: March 11, 2008