BODIANUS AXILLARIS - (BENNETT, 1832)
Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Labridae (Family) > Bodianinae (Subfamily) > Bodianus (Genus)
Axil hogfish, Axilspot hogfish, Bicolor wrasse, Coral hogfish, Turncoat hogfish, Coral pigfish, Labre à tache pectorale, Labre bicolore, labre à tache axillaire, tamarin, Vieille partagée, Treplettet læbefisk, Achselfleck-Schweinslippfisch, Szkarlatek czteroplamy,
Description
Les juvéniles sont brun foncé à noir, la pointe du museau est blanche, trois taches blanches sur le dos et trois taches blanches sur le ventre, deux taches blanches à la base de la queue, nageoire caudale brun jaunâtre. Les adultes sont rouge brun à l’avant et blanc vers l’arrière, œil rouge, nageoires pectorale et caudale jaunes, nageoires pelviennes et annales blanches avec des points jaunes. Taille adulte max. 20cm. Profondeur 2 - 40m.
Distribution
Indo-Pacifique de la mer Rouge aux îles Marquises et Pitcairn, du Sud du Japon à Lord Howe. Présent en Nouvelle-Calédonie.
Biotop
Lagons aux eaux claires et pente externe de 2 à 40 m. Les juvéniles sont présents dans les grottes et sous les surplombs.
Espèce ressemblante
Les Juvéniles de Bodianus mesothorax (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) ont des taches jaunes plutôt que blanches.
Synonymes
Cossyphus octomaculatus (Liénard, 1891)
Crossyphus octomaculatus (Sauvage, 1891)
Labrus axillaris (ennett, 1832)
Lepidaplois albomaculatus (Smith, 1957)
Lepidaplois axillaris (Bennett, 1832)
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Description
Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-10; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 12 - 13. Juveniles and females easily recognized by the generally black body with large white spots; males have large black spots on the soft parts of the dorsal and anal fins. Juveniles resemble the juveniles of Bodianus mesothorax (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) but have white rather than yellow spots. Undergoes a dramatic color change with growth. Max length : 20.0 cm. Depth range 2 - 100 m, usually 2 - 40 m.
Body moderately deep, its depth 2.8 to 3.1 times in standard length. Dorsal profile of head nearly straight; snout pointed; jaws prominent, 4 strong canines situated anteriorly in each jaw, anterior larger than second pair; a large, curved canine present on each side of rear of upper jaw; roof of mouth toothless. Dorsal fin continuous, with XII spines and 10 soft rays; anal fin with III spines and 12 soft rays; pectoral fins with ii unbranched and 13 to 15 branched rays; caudal fin slightly rounded to double emarginate in adults. Lateral line smoothly curved, uninterrupted, with 30 or 31 pored scales. Scales reaching onto bases of dorsal and anal fins; scales in front of dorsal fin extending anterior to eye; cheek and opercle scaly; scales on lower jaw reaching forward only slightly anterior to corner of mouth.
Colour
Adults dark reddish brown, shading to white posteriorly on a diagonal line from middle of abdomen to soft portion of dorsal fin; a large black spot at base of pectoral fins and in outer anterior part of soft portion of both dorsal and anal fins; a black spot at front of dorsal fin; juveniles black with 2 rows of large white spots, 1 dorsal and 1 ventral.
Etymology
Bodianus: Bodianus after Bodiano or Pudiano, from the Portuguese pudor, meaning modesty (Jordan & Evermann, 1896).
axillaris: Name from the Latin noun axilla for arm pit, apparently referring to the prominent black spot in the axilla of the pectoral fin.
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Red Sea to South Africa, east to the Marshall, Marquesan and Tuamoto islands, north to Japan. Reported from New Caledonia.
Biology
Adults inhabit clear lagoon and seaward reefs; common in clear shallow waters at 1-8 m; large individuals occasionally at greater depths below 27 m. Juveniles occur solitary in caves or under ledges and act as cleaners by picking at bodies of other fishes (adults occasionally do this); occurring regularly at depths of 14-26 m. Feed mainly on benthic, hard-shelled, invertebrates such as mollusks and crustaceans. Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding. Not commonly marketed. Occasionally seen in the aquarium trade.
Axil hogfish, Axilspot hogfish, Bicolor wrasse, Coral hogfish, Turncoat hogfish, Coral pigfish, Labre à tache pectorale, Labre bicolore, labre à tache axillaire, tamarin, Vieille partagée, Treplettet læbefisk, Achselfleck-Schweinslippfisch, Szkarlatek czteroplamy,
Description
Les juvéniles sont brun foncé à noir, la pointe du museau est blanche, trois taches blanches sur le dos et trois taches blanches sur le ventre, deux taches blanches à la base de la queue, nageoire caudale brun jaunâtre. Les adultes sont rouge brun à l’avant et blanc vers l’arrière, œil rouge, nageoires pectorale et caudale jaunes, nageoires pelviennes et annales blanches avec des points jaunes. Taille adulte max. 20cm. Profondeur 2 - 40m.
Distribution
Indo-Pacifique de la mer Rouge aux îles Marquises et Pitcairn, du Sud du Japon à Lord Howe. Présent en Nouvelle-Calédonie.
Biotop
Lagons aux eaux claires et pente externe de 2 à 40 m. Les juvéniles sont présents dans les grottes et sous les surplombs.
Espèce ressemblante
Les Juvéniles de Bodianus mesothorax (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) ont des taches jaunes plutôt que blanches.
Synonymes
Cossyphus octomaculatus (Liénard, 1891)
Crossyphus octomaculatus (Sauvage, 1891)
Labrus axillaris (ennett, 1832)
Lepidaplois albomaculatus (Smith, 1957)
Lepidaplois axillaris (Bennett, 1832)
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Description
Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-10; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 12 - 13. Juveniles and females easily recognized by the generally black body with large white spots; males have large black spots on the soft parts of the dorsal and anal fins. Juveniles resemble the juveniles of Bodianus mesothorax (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) but have white rather than yellow spots. Undergoes a dramatic color change with growth. Max length : 20.0 cm. Depth range 2 - 100 m, usually 2 - 40 m.
Body moderately deep, its depth 2.8 to 3.1 times in standard length. Dorsal profile of head nearly straight; snout pointed; jaws prominent, 4 strong canines situated anteriorly in each jaw, anterior larger than second pair; a large, curved canine present on each side of rear of upper jaw; roof of mouth toothless. Dorsal fin continuous, with XII spines and 10 soft rays; anal fin with III spines and 12 soft rays; pectoral fins with ii unbranched and 13 to 15 branched rays; caudal fin slightly rounded to double emarginate in adults. Lateral line smoothly curved, uninterrupted, with 30 or 31 pored scales. Scales reaching onto bases of dorsal and anal fins; scales in front of dorsal fin extending anterior to eye; cheek and opercle scaly; scales on lower jaw reaching forward only slightly anterior to corner of mouth.
Colour
Adults dark reddish brown, shading to white posteriorly on a diagonal line from middle of abdomen to soft portion of dorsal fin; a large black spot at base of pectoral fins and in outer anterior part of soft portion of both dorsal and anal fins; a black spot at front of dorsal fin; juveniles black with 2 rows of large white spots, 1 dorsal and 1 ventral.
Etymology
Bodianus: Bodianus after Bodiano or Pudiano, from the Portuguese pudor, meaning modesty (Jordan & Evermann, 1896).
axillaris: Name from the Latin noun axilla for arm pit, apparently referring to the prominent black spot in the axilla of the pectoral fin.
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Red Sea to South Africa, east to the Marshall, Marquesan and Tuamoto islands, north to Japan. Reported from New Caledonia.
Biology
Adults inhabit clear lagoon and seaward reefs; common in clear shallow waters at 1-8 m; large individuals occasionally at greater depths below 27 m. Juveniles occur solitary in caves or under ledges and act as cleaners by picking at bodies of other fishes (adults occasionally do this); occurring regularly at depths of 14-26 m. Feed mainly on benthic, hard-shelled, invertebrates such as mollusks and crustaceans. Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding. Not commonly marketed. Occasionally seen in the aquarium trade.