Bodianus vulpinus, Western pigfish

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Bodianus vulpinus (Richardson, 1850)

Western pigfish
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> 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).;  vulpinus: Name from the feminine Latin noun vulpes for fox, and inus meaning pertaining to; perhaps in reference to the elongate fox-like snout in this species (Ref. 75973).
More on author: Richardson.

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


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