Barred hogfish
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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. scrofa
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| Bodianus scrofa (Valenciennes, 1839)
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The barred hogfish (Bodianus scrofa) is a species of wrasse native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean, where it occurs around the Macaronesian island groups of the Azores, Madeira, the Canary Islands and Cape Verde. This species occurs on rocky reefs at depths of 20 to 200 m (66 to 656 ft). It can reach a length of 43 cm (17 in), though most do not exceed 30 cm (12 in). It is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries.[2] This species was formally described as Labrus scrofa in 1839 by Achille Valenciennes with the type locality given as the Cape Verde Islands.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Russell, B.; Afonso, P.; Pollard, D. (2010). "Bodianus scrofa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T187495A8551178. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187495A8551178.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Bodianus scrofa". FishBase. August 2013 version.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Labrus scrofa". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
Further reading
[edit]- Brito, A.; Pacual, P.J.; Falcón, J.M.; Sancho, A.; González, G. (2002). Peces de las Islas Canarias. Catálogo comentado e ilustrado [Fish of the Canary Islands. Commented and Illustrated Catalogue]. La Laguna, Sta. Cruz de Tenerife (Spain): Francisco Lemus. ISBN 9788487973161.
- Gomon, M.F. (2006). A revision of the labrid fish genus Bodianus with descriptions of eight new species (PDF). Vol. 30. Records of the Australian Museum, Supplement. p. 1–133. ISSN 0812-7387. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
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External links
[edit]- Photos of Barred hogfish on Sealife Collection