Bodianus opercularis, the blackspot hogfish, is a species of wrasse. It is found in the Indian Ocean, the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aqaba in the north to Madagascar and Mauritius in the south, and east to Christmas Island.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Genus: | Bodianus |
| Species: | B. opercularis
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| Binomial name | |
| Bodianus opercularis (Guichenot, 1847)
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Description
editThis species reaches a length of 18.0 cm (7.1 in).[3]
References
edit- ^ Russell, B. & Myers, R. (2010). "Bodianus opercularis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T187378A8518162. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187378A8518162.en. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ 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.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Bodianus opercularis". FishBase. February 2015 version.
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