Bodianus neilli | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Labriformes |
Family: | Labridae |
Genus: | Bodianus |
Species: | B. neilli
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Binomial name | |
Bodianus neilli (
Day, 1867)
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Synonyms [2] | |
Cossyphus neilli Day, 1867 |
Bodianus neilli, the Bay of Bengal hogfish, is a species of wrasse in the family Labridae. It is found in the Indian Ocean in reefs off the coasts of the Maldives, Sri Lanka, India, Myanmar and Thailand, [2] although records from the Maldives are doubtful. [1] Bodianus neilli was described as Cossyphus neilli in 1867 by Francis Day with the type locality given as Madras. [3]
The specific name honours Day's friend, A.G Brisbane Neill. [2]
Bodianus neilli | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Labriformes |
Family: | Labridae |
Genus: | Bodianus |
Species: | B. neilli
|
Binomial name | |
Bodianus neilli (
Day, 1867)
| |
Synonyms [2] | |
Cossyphus neilli Day, 1867 |
Bodianus neilli, the Bay of Bengal hogfish, is a species of wrasse in the family Labridae. It is found in the Indian Ocean in reefs off the coasts of the Maldives, Sri Lanka, India, Myanmar and Thailand, [2] although records from the Maldives are doubtful. [1] Bodianus neilli was described as Cossyphus neilli in 1867 by Francis Day with the type locality given as Madras. [3]
The specific name honours Day's friend, A.G Brisbane Neill. [2]