Bodianus bilunulatus Blackspot wrasse, Crescent banded hogfish, Hawaiian hogfish, Saddle-back hogfish, Table boss, Tarry hogfish, Tuxedo hogfish

Bodianus bilunulatusis commonly referred to as Blackspot wrasse, Crescent banded hogfish, Hawaiian hogfish, Saddle-back hogfish, Table boss, Tarry hogfish, Tuxedo hogfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only. A aquarium size of at least 10000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Dr. Karine Marangon

Bodianus bilunulatus,Vieille à selle noire,Blackspot wrasse,North Mauritius, Indian ocean 2023

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lexID:: 2474
AphiaID:: 218932

Scientific:: Bodianus bilunulatus
German:: Sattelfleck-Schweinslippfisch
English:: Blackspot Wrasse, Crescent Banded Hogfish, Hawaiian Hogfish, Saddle-back Hogfish, Table Boss, Tarry Hogfish, Tuxedo Hogfish

Category:: Wrasses

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Labridae (Family) > Bodianus (Genus) > bilunulatus (Species)
Initial determination:: (Lacepède, ), 1801

Occurrence:: Hong Kong, (the) Maldives, Australia, Bali, Brunei Darussalam, China, Comores, Corea, East Africa, East-Atlantic Ocean, Flores, Hawaii, India, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Java, Kenya, Lombok, Madagascar, Malaysia, Marquesas Islands, Mauritius, Mayotte, Micronesia, Mozambique, New Caledonia, Ogasawara Islands, Palau, Papua, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Réunion , Samoa, Somalia, South-Africa, Sri Lanka, Sumatra, Taiwan, Tansania, The Bangai Archipelago, The Chagos Archipelago (the Chagos Islands), The Ryukyu Islands, the Seychelles, Timor, Togean Islands, Western Indian Ocean, Western Pacific Ocean, Yemen
Marine Zone:: Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic.
Sea depth:: 3 - 160 Meter
Habitats:: Coral reefs, Rocky reefs, Sponge areas
Size:: 17.72" - 21.65" (45cm - 55cm)
Weight:: 1.8 kg
Temperature:: 23,6 °F - 28,8 °F (23,6°C - 28,8°C)
Food:: Carnivore, Clams, Crabs, Crustaceans, Edible crab, Predatory, Snails
Tank:: 2199.78 gal (~ 10000L)
Difficulty:: suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Least concern (LC)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

More related species in this lexicon:

Bodianus atrolumbus
Lippfisch

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2008-03-21 12:59:49
Last edit:: 2023-11-15 14:19:52

Info

Bodianus bilunulatus (Lacepède, 1801)

Young easily identified by the unusual coloration. Adults normally have an oval shaped black saddle near the tail, but it may become indistinct in large males. Feeds mainly on benthic, hard-shelled, invertebrates such as mollusks and crustaceans.

Synonymised names
Bodianus bilunulatus bilunulatus (Lacepède, 1801) · unaccepted
Labrus bilunulatus Lacepède, 1801 · unaccepted
Lepidaplois bilunulatus (Lacepède, 1801) · unaccepted

Direct children (1)
Subspecies Bodianus bilunulatus bilunulatus (Lacepède, 1801) accepted as Bodianus bilunulatus (Lacepède, 1801)

Jumping guard
A jumping guard prevents (nocturnal) fish from jumping out.
Wrasses, blennies, hawkfishs and gobies jump out of an unprotected tank in fright if their night rest is disturbed, unfortunately these jumpers are found dried up in the morning on carpets, glass edges or later behind the tank.

https://www.korallenriff.de/en/article/1925_5_Jump_Protection_Solutions_for_Fish_in_the_Aquarium__5_Net_Covers.html

A small night light also helps, as it provides the fish with a means of orientation in the dark!