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Teleostei (teleosts) > Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Labridae (Wrasses) > Bodianinae
Etymology: Bodianus: Bodianus after Bodiano or Pudiano, from the Portuguese pudor, meaning modesty (Jordan & Evermann, 1896); speciosus: Name from a Latin adjective meaning 'beautiful', in reference to the attractive coloration of this species.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 3 - 70 m (Ref. 2683), usually 20 - 40 m (Ref. 75973). Tropical

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Eastern Central Atlantic: tropical western coast of Africa, from Cameroon to Guinea and in the offshore Cape Verde Islands.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 50.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5292); common length : 40.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2683)

Adults inhabit rocky and reef-like areas, rich in algae (Ref. 26999). A protogynous hermaphrodite (Ref. 5292). Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205).

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Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205).

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Gomon, M.F., 2006. A revision of the labrid fish genus Bodianus with descriptions of eight new species. Rec. Aust. Mus. Suppl. 30:1-133. (Ref. 75973)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 12 April 2008

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Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial

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Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 20.2 - 27.9, mean 25.9 °C (based on 50 cells).

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01549 (0.00893 - 0.02686), b=3.04 (2.89 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 3.6 ±0.50 se; based on food items.

Resilience (Ref. 120179): Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Moderate vulnerability (44 of 100).

Price category (Ref. 80766): Very high.

Nutrients (Ref. 124155): Calcium = 35.5 [21.6, 54.9] mg/100g; Iron = 0.508 [0.301, 0.897] mg/100g; Protein = 18.6 [15.7, 20.8] %; Omega3 = 0.136 [0.093, 0.199] g/100g; Selenium = 35.7 [22.0, 60.0] μg/100g; VitaminA = 96.8 [30.5, 324.5] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.23 [0.89, 1.88] mg/100g (wet weight);

Bodianus speciosus (Bowdich, 1825)