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Labridae (Wrasses) > Hypsigenyinae
Etymology: Bodianus: Bodianus after Bodiano or Pudiano, from the Portuguese pudor, meaning modesty (Jordan & Evermann, 1896); thoracotaeniatus: Name from the combination of the masculine Greek noun 'thorakos' for breastplate, and
feminine Latin noun for ribbon, refers to its diagnostic filamentously prolonged pelvic-fin ray.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 320 - 395 m (Ref. 75973). Temperate
Northwest Pacific: Kyushu-Palau Ridge.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 14.8 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 75973)
Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11. Distinguished morphologically by the following: D XII, 11; caudal fin rays 10 + 12 + 7-9; pectoral-fin rays ii, 15; lateral-line scales 29; scales above lateral line 2½; scales below lateral line 8-10; predorsal scales about 21-24; total gill rakers 15-16; anterior canines of similar size on upper jaw; dental ridge with 7-12 smaller posterior canines to anterior ones, last few sometimes smaller, coalesced at base and set apart from others; prominent canine at posterior end of jaw; lower jaw with first prominent anterior canine ?4?5 length of second; dental ridge with 2-3 consecutive series of smaller canines, first of 6-10 teeth, second with about 6-10 much smaller teeth sometimes separable into 2 groups, teeth confluent at base with acute tips; moderately deep body, 24.1-27.1% SL; moderately long snout (10.9-11.7% SL) and head (36.3-37.5% SL); pelvic fin with first soft ray faintly thicker and prolonged as filament, with tip reaching distinctly beyond anus, to base of third anal-fin ray in some (Ref. 75973).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205).
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. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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