Bodianus
unimaculatus
(Günther, 1862)
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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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Red pigfish |
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Max. size:
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45.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 9002) |
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Environment: |
reef-associated; marine; depth range 30 %26#150; ? m
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Climate: |
temperate |
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Importance:
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Resilience: |
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.) |
Distribution:
saved form ccfishery.net
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Southwest Pacific: Australia (southern Queensland to Victoria) and New Zealand. Also Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island and the Kermadec Islands (Ref. 8879). Previously confused with Bodianus vulpinus, a West Australian endemic, Bodianus oxycephalus from Japan, and other similar species at Easter Island and Hawaii.
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Biology: |
Found offshore, on deep reefs or islands.
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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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