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Bodianus

Bodianus
Temporal range: 14–0 Ma

Middle Miocene to present
Bodianus loxozonus JNC1087.JPG
Bodianus loxozonus
Bodianus perditio JNC2165.JPG
Bodianus perditio
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Bodianus
Bloch, 1790
Type species
Bodianus bodianus
Bloch, 1790

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.

There are currently 45 recognized species in this genus:


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