Bodianus bathycapros

Bodianus bathycapros, is a species of wrasse native to tropical and warm temperate waters of the Pacific Ocean, particularly the Hawaiian Islands.[2] It is restricted to deeper waters and has been observed from submersibles at depths of around 190 metres (620 ft). It is an oviparous species in which the male and female form distinct pairs when spawning.[3]

Bodianus bathycapros

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Bodianus
Species:
B. bathycapros
Binomial name
Bodianus bathycapros
Gomon, 2006

References

  1. Russell, B. (2010). "Bodianus bathycapros". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T187619A8582325. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187619A8582325.en. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  2. Gomon, Martin F. "A revision of the labrid fish genus Bodianus with descriptions of eight new species." Records of the Australian Museum, Supplement 30 (2006): 1-133.
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Bodianus bathycapros" in FishBase. August 2019 version.

Further reading

  • Parenti, Paolo, and John E. Randall. "Checklist of the species of the families Labridaeand Scaridae: an update." (2011).


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