Bodianus opercularis, Blackspot hogfish

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Bodianus opercularis (Guichenot, 1847)

Blackspot hogfish
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Actinopteri (ray-finned fishes) > Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Labridae (Wrasses) > Bodianinae
Etymology: Bodianus: Bodianus after Bodiano or Pudiano, from the Portuguese pudor, meaning modesty (Jordan & Evermann, 1896).;  opercularis: Name from neuter Latin noun 'operculum' for cover, refers to the prominent black spot on the gill cover of this species (Ref. 75973).  More on author: Guichenot.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 35 - 75 m (Ref. 90102).   Tropical; 30°N - 26°S, 32°E - 106°E (Ref. 75973)

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Indian Ocean: Red Sea, the Gulf of Aqaba in the north to Madagascar and Mauritius in the south, east to Christmas Island.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 18.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9710)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-10; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 12

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Adults inhabit rubble bottoms of steep outer reef slopes (Ref. 75973). Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205).

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Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205).

Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Westneat, Mark | Collaborators

Gomon, M.F., 2006. A revision of the labrid fish genus Bodianus with descriptions of eight new species. Rec. Aust. Mus. Suppl. 30:1-133. (Ref. 75973)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 123251)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 12 April 2008

CITES (Ref. 123416)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 23.5 - 27.7, mean 25.5 °C (based on 28 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01202 (0.00551 - 0.02625), b=3.05 (2.87 - 3.23), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.5   ±0.37 se; based on food items.
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low to moderate vulnerability (27 of 100) .
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 79.7 [48.9, 156.0] mg/100g ; Iron = 0.717 [0.423, 1.220] mg/100g ; Protein = 18.7 [15.9, 21.0] % ; Omega3 = 0.158 [0.101, 0.242] g/100g ; Selenium = 31.1 [18.0, 51.2] μg/100g ; VitaminA = 112 [38, 350] μg/100g ; Zinc = 1.69 [1.17, 2.98] mg/100g (wet weight);