Bodianus

Bodianus or the hogfishes is a genus of fish in the family Labridae found in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean. These species have many parasites.[4]

Bodianus
Temporal range: 14–0 Ma
Middle Miocene to present[1]
Bodianus loxozonus
Bodianus perditio
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain:Eukaryota
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Labriformes
Family:Labridae
Genus:Bodianus
Bloch, 1790
Type species
Bodianus bodianus
Bloch, 1790[2]
Synonyms[3]
  • Chaeropsodes Gilchrist & Thompson, 1909
  • Cheiliopsis Steindachner 1863
  • Cossyphus Valenciennes, 1839
  • Diastodon Bowdich, 1825
  • Euhypsocara Gill, 1863
  • Gymnopropoma Gill, 1863
  • Harpe Lacepède, 1802
  • Lepidaplois Gill, 1862
  • Paralepidaplois Gomon, 2006
  • Peneverreo Gomon, 2006
  • PriobodianusGomon, 2006
  • Pseudolepidaplois Bauchot & Blanc, 1961
  • Ronchifex Gistel, 1848
  • Trochocopus Günther, 1862
  • Verreo Jordan & Snyder, 1902
  • Verriculus Jordan & Evermann, 1903

Species

There are currently 45 recognized species in this genus:

References