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Bodianus leucosticticus (Bennett, 1832)

Lined hogfish
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Tanzania country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
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National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/tz.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.isp.msu.edu/AFRICANSTUDIES/PLEA/TAFIRI.HTM
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: van der Elst, R., 1993
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Gestreepte varkvis, 黄斑狐鲷, Bodião estriado, ... 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).;  leucosticticus: The subgenus Peneverreo come from the Latin pene for near and verres for boar, in reference to the close relationships and similarity of colour patterns between members of this subgenus and those of the subgenus Verreo (Ref. 75973).
  More on author: Bennett.

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

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 50 - 75 m (Ref. 90102).   Tropical

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