Western pigfish

Bodianus vulpinus

Wrasse beneath Australian Waters

Black
Tropical
Island endemic
Island endemic species
Local endemic species
Restricted distribution
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
Oceania
Medium
Tropical fish

Bodianus vulpinus, the western pigfish, is a species of wrasse native to tropical and warm temperate waters of the Pacific Ocean, namely Western Australia.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Unnamed Order
Family: Labridae
Genus: Bodianus
Maximum length: 43.5 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean: endemic to Western Australia. Reported from New Zealand in a number of references (Ref. 5755 , 27073 ) but following Kuiter 1993 (Ref. 9002 ) these would be misidentifications of Bodianus unimaculatus . Report of occurrence from Hawaii, Ryukyu and Easter islands (Ref. 28618 ) need to be verified.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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