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Bodianus loxozonus (Snyder, 1908)

Blackfin hogfish
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Common names: Balaki, Bankilan, Banog
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Prieto Diaz, Sorsogon (Ref. 58652).
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Werner, T.B. and G.R. Allen, 2000
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Common names from other countries

Blackfin pigfish, 斜带普提鱼, Bankilan, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > 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).;  loxozonus: Name from Greek loxos for slanting, and feminine noun zone or belt, referring to the prominent black oblique band posteriorly on the body of adults of this species (Ref. 75973).
  More on author: Snyder.

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

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 3 - 100 m (Ref. 9823), usually 3 - 40 m (Ref. 27115).   Tropical; 25°C - 28°C (Ref. 27115); 37°N - 35°S, 101°E - 130°W

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