''Bodianus'' is a

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in the

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of wrasses, the Labridae, which are commonly known as hogfishes. They are found in the

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and

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. These

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have many

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Taxonomy

''Bodianus'' belongs to the wrasse tribe

Hypsigenyini The hypsigenyine wrasses are saltwater fish of the tribe Hypsigenyini, a subgroup of the wrasse family (Wrasse, Labridae). The group is circumglobal, being found in almost all the of world's shallow tropical marine waters, although some species a ...

. Gomon (2006) split up the species in ''Bodianus'' amongst 10 subgenera. However, these sub-classifications of ''Bodianus'' only roughly line up with findings of more recent

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. The three species '' B. darwini'', '' B. pulcher'', and '' B. reticulatus'', commonly called the sheephead wrasses, have traditionally formed their own genus ''Semicossyphus''. Although at least the latter two species form a

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lineage with each other, ''Semicossyphus'' has subsequently been synonymized with ''Bodianus'', as molecular phylogenetics found that ''Semicossyphus'' is nested deep within ''Bodianus''. Similarly, ''

Clepticus parrae The creole wrasse (''Clepticus parrae'') is a species of wrasse native to the western Atlantic Ocean. Description The creole wrasse is a small wrasse, with males reaching around in length, while females are smaller. It has a typical wrasse sha ...

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Clepticus ''Clepticus'' is a genus of wrasses native to the Atlantic Ocean. Species The currently recognized species in this genus are: * '' Clepticus africanus'' Heiser, R. L. Moura & D. R. Robertson, 2000 (African creole wrasse) * '' Clepticus brasil ...

'' species also nest within ''Bodianus''.

Species

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

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, 1839) * '' Bodianus anthioides'' ( E. T. Bennett, 1832) (Lyre-tail hogfish) * ''

Bodianus atrolumbus ''Bodianus atrolumbus'', the pale-bar hogfish, is a species of wrasse from the genus Bodianus ''Bodianus'' is a genus of fish in the family of wrasses, the Labridae, which are commonly known as hogfishes. They are found in the Atlantic, ...

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, 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'' ( Lacépède, 1801) (Tarry hogfish) * '' Bodianus bimaculatus'' G. R. Allen, 1973 (Two-spot hogfish) * ''

Bodianus busellatus ''Bodianus'' is a genus of fish in the family of wrasses, the Labridae, which are commonly known as hogfishes. They are found in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean. These species have many parasites. Taxonomy ''Bodianus'' belongs to th ...

'' M. F. Gomon, 2006 * '' Bodianus cylindriatus'' ( S. Tanaka (I), 1930) * ''

Bodianus darwini ''Bodianus darwini'' is a species of ray-finned fish native to the tropical eastern Pacific Ocean. Common names include the Chilean sheepshead wrasse, the goldspot sheepshead or the Galapagos sheepshead wrasse. Taxonomy Traditionally it was pl ...

'' ( Jenyns, 1842) (Galápagos sheephead, goldspot sheepshead) * '' Bodianus diana'' ( Lacépède, 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'' M. F. Gomon &

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, 1980 (Island hogfish) * '' Bodianus izuensis'' Araga & Yoshino, 1975 (Striped hogfish) * '' Bodianus leucosticticus'' ( E. T. Bennett, 1832) (Lined hogfish) * ''

Bodianus loxozonus ''Bodianus loxozonus'', the blackfin hogfish, is a species of wrasse. It is found in the western Pacific Ocean. Description This species reaches a length of . References loxozonus Fish of the Pacific Ocean Taxa named by John Otterbein S ...

'' ( Snyder, 1908) (Black-fin hogfish) * '' Bodianus macrognathos'' (

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, 1974) (Giant hogfish) * '' Bodianus macrourus'' ( Lacépède, 1801) (Black-banded hogfish) * '' Bodianus masudai'' Araga & Yoshino, 1975 * '' Bodianus mesothorax'' (

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& J. G. Schneider, 1801) (Split-level hogfish) * '' Bodianus neilli'' ( F. Day, 1867) (Bay of Bengal hogfish) * '' Bodianus neopercularis'' M. F. Gomon, 2006 * '' Bodianus opercularis'' ( Guichenot, 1847) (Black-spot hogfish) * '' Bodianus oxycephalus'' (

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Bodianus perditio ''Bodianus perditio'', the golden-spot hogfish, is a species of wrasse found in the Pacific Ocean. Description This species reaches a length of . Etymology The fish is named for ruin or destruction, referring to precarious position of the corve ...

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, 1834) (Golden-spot hogfish) * '' Bodianus prognathus'' Lobel, 1981 * ''

Bodianus pulchellus The spotfin hogfish or Cuban hogfish (''Bodianus pulchellus'') is a species of wrasse native to the Atlantic Ocean, where it is mainly found from North Carolina, United States, through the Caribbean to Brazil. It has also been recorded from São ...

'' ( Poey, 1860) (Spot-fin hogfish) * '' Bodianus pulcher'' ( Ayres, 1854) (California sheephead) * '' Bodianus reticulatus'' (

, 1839) (Asian sheepshead wrasse) * '' 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 ...

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, 1758) (Spanish hogfish) * '' Bodianus sanguineus'' (

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& Evermann, 1903) (Sunrise hogfish) * '' Bodianus scrofa'' (

, 1839) (Barred hogfish) * '' Bodianus sepiacaudus'' M. F. Gomon, 2006 (Crescent-tail hogfish) * '' Bodianus solatus'' 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