Animalia > Chordata > Perciformes > Labridae > Bodianus > Bodianus unimaculatus

Bodianus unimaculatus (Banded pig-fish; Black-spot pigfish; Eastern blackspot pigfish; Eastern pigfish; Pigfish; Red pigfish; Reddish blackspot pigfish)

Synonyms: Cossyphus bellis; Cossyphus unimaculatus
Language: Mandarin Chinese

Wikipedia Abstract

The red pigfish, Bodianus unimaculatus, is a species of wrasse native to the southwestern Pacific Ocean from eastern Australia to New Zealand, including Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island, and the Kermadec Islands. It inhabits reefs and offshore waters, where it occurs from the surface to 60 m (200 ft) deep. Males of this species can reach a length of 50 cm (20 in), while females only reach 30 cm (12 in).
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0