Pacific Diana's Pigfish (species: Bodianus dictynna) in Lady Elliot Island (Gaia Guide)
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Bodianus dictynna
Pacific Diana's Pigfish


©Lyle: Bodianus dictynna at Dynamite Pass (on reef 14-140), outer reef near Lizard Island.

©Lyle: Juvenile Bodianus dictynna at Cobia Hole. Length about 5 cm.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Labridae
Genus Bodianus
Species Bodianus dictynna

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 25 cm (length according to Allen and Erdmann (2012))

Depth range

  • Depth range data is not yet available.

Synonyms

Similar taxa

Comments

Formerly known as a widespread species, Bodianus diana. Gomon (2006) found that Bodianus diana is restricted to the Indian Ocean and described Bodianus dictynna for the Pacific Ocean species.

by Anne Hoggett

Distribution

Distribution and habitat preferences

It can be found in marine environments.

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References

  • Allen, G., R. Steene, P. Humann and N. Deloach (2003). Reef fish identification: Tropical Pacific New World Publications Inc., Jacksonville, FL, USA.
  • Cheney, K.L., A.S. Grutter, S.P. Blomberg and N.J. Marshall (2009). Blue and yellow signal cleaning behaviour in coral reef fishes, Current Biology, 19: 1283-1287. LIRS catalog number 1240.
  • Green, A.L. (1996). Spatial, temporal and ontogenetic patterns of habitat use by coral reef fishes (Family Labridae), Marine Ecology Progress Series, 133: 1-11. LIRS catalog number 457.
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