Striped Pigfish, Bodianus izuensis Araga & Yoshino 1975


Other Names: Izu Hogfish, Striped Hogfish

A juvenile Striped Pigfish, Bodianus izuensis, in the Izu Ocean Park, Japan - depth 50 m. Source: Izuzuki / http://www.izuzuki.com/. License: CC by Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike

Summary:
A small deep-water species of Bodianus.
Video of a juvenile Striped Pigfish in an aquarium.

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Bray, D.J. 2021, Bodianus izuensis in Fishes of Australia, accessed 29 Mar 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/1227

Striped Pigfish, Bodianus izuensis Araga & Yoshino 1975

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Distribution

Northwest of Barrow Island, Western Australia, the northern Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, to Bare Island, Sydney, New South Wales. Elsewhere the species occurs in the tropical west Pacific (Japan, Taiwan and New Caledonia). Inhabits rocky and coral reefs.

Features

Dorsal fin XII, 9-10; Anal fin III, 12; Caudal fin 9-10 + 2 + 10; Pectoral fin ii, 14-15; Lateral line scales 30; Scales above lateral line 4-4.5; Scales below lateral line 10.5-12; Predorsal scales about 8-10; Gill rakers (total) 14-18.

Body and caudal peduncle moderate in depth; snout short; scaly basal sheath on dorsal and anal fins ½–2 scales in depth; posterior corner of mouth just posterior to vertical through forward extent of orbit; upper jaw with the first prominent anterior canine slightly smaller than second; moderately developed canines on dental ridge in small individuals 2-10, less distinct in larger specimens; prominent canines at posterior end of jaw 1–2 (usually 2); lower jaw with first prominent anterior canine slightly more than half size of second; teeth in 2 or 3 series on dental ridge, forming single row; first series with 3–9 small canines becoming progressively longer posteriorly, originating immediately posterior to anterior canines; first series followed by 4–10 short canines in series, sometimes 2 slightly larger canines terminally; vomer 1 or 2 canines; pelvic fin distinctly not reaching anus.

Etymology

The species is named izuensis for the type locality, the Izu Oceanic Park, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan

Species Citation

Bodianus izuensis Araga & Yoshino, 1975, Coast. Fish. South. Japan: 296, pl. 103(G). Type locality: Reef off the Izu Oceanic Park, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, depth about 35 m.

Author

Bray, D.J. 2021

Resources

Atlas of Living Australia

Striped Pigfish, Bodianus izuensis Araga & Yoshino 1975

References


Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp.

Araga, C. & Yoshino, T. in Masuda, H., Araga, C. & Yoshino, T. 1975. Coastal Fishes of Southern Japan. Tokyo : Tokai University. Press 382 pp. 11 figs 143 pls.

Gomon, M.F. 2006. A revision of the labrid fish genus Bodianus with descriptions of eight new species. Records of the Australian Museum, Supplement 30: 1-133 https://doi.org/10.3853/j.0812-7387.30.2006.1460

Kuiter, R.H. 1983. Fish in focus. Tropical wrasses. The Scuba Diver 1983: 27-36.

Kuiter, R.H. 1993. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 437 pp.

Kuiter, R.H. 2010. Labridae fishes: wrasses. Seaford, Victoria, Australia : Aquatic Photographics 398 pp.

Peristiwady, T., Makatipu, P.C. &  Takaendengan, K. 2012. New record of Indonesian pigfish, Bodianus izuensis Araga and Yoshino, 1975, and B. masudai Araga and Yoshino, 1975 (Perciformes: Labridae), from North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Marine Research in Indonesia 37(1): 1-7, https://doi.org/10.14203/mri.v37i1.30

Pinheiro, H., Shepherd, B., Castillo, C., Abesamis, R., et al. 2019. Deep reef fishes in the world’s epicenter of marine biodiversity. Coral Reefs 38: 995-995. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-019-01825-5

Russell, B. 2010. Bodianus izuensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T187721A8612172. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187721A8612172.en. Downloaded on 11 September 2017.

Sih, T.L., Cappo, M. & Kingsford, M.J. 2017. Deep-reef fish assemblages of the Great Barrier Reef shelf-break (Australia). Science Reports 7: 10886 DOI:10.1038/s41598-017-11452-1

Quick Facts


CAAB Code:37384058

Biology:Hermaphrodite

Conservation:IUCN Data Deficient

Depth:12-105 m

Fishing:Aquarium fish

Habitat:Reef associated

Max Size:10 cm SL

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