Bodianus
macrourus
(Lacepède, 1801)
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Family:
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Labridae
(Wrasses), subfamily: Bodianinae
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Order:
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Perciformes
(perch-likes)
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Class:
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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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In this site name:
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Black-banded hogfish |
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Max. size:
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32.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 5374) |
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Environment: |
reef-associated; marine; depth range 10 %26#150; 40 m
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Climate: |
tropical |
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Importance:
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fisheries: minor commercial |
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Resilience: |
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.) |
Distribution:
ccfishery.net
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Western Indian Ocean: Mauritius, Réunion and St. Brandon's Shoals.
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Morphology:
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Dorsal
spines
(total): 12 - 13;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 9 - 11. Black band encircling body posteriorly oriented vertically in adults, almost as broad below lateral line as above; posterior edge of band not reaching past posterior edge of hypurals ventrally (Ref. 9823).
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Biology: |
Inhabits exposed seaward reefs with sand patches (Ref. 9710).
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Red List Status: |
Not in IUCN Red List (Ref. 57073)
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Dangerous:
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harmless
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Coordinator: |
Westneat, Mark
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