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Bodianus Bloch, 1790

126017 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126017)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Gnathostomata (Infraphylum)
  6. Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  7. Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  8. Actinopteri (Superclass)
  9. Teleostei (Class)
  10. Eupercaria incertae sedis (Order)
  11. Labridae (Family)
  12. Hypsigenyinae (Subfamily)
  13. Clepticini (Tribe)
  14. Bodianus (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Clepticini Bleeker, 1862
Bodian Bloch, 1790 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Bodiana Bloch, 1790 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Chaeropsodes Gilchrist & Thompson, 1909 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cheiliopsis Steindachner, 1863 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Clepticus Cuvier, 1829 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Crossyphus Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1839 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling (of a homonym)
Diastodon Bowdich, 1825 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Harpe Lacepède, 1802 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Lepidaplois Gill, 1862 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Lepidoplois Gill, 1862 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling (of a synonym)
Pimelometopon Gill, 1864 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Pseudolepidaplois Bauchot & Blanc, 1961 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Semicossyphus Günther, 1861 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Semicosyphus Günther, 1861 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Trochocopus Günther, 1862 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Verreo Jordan & Snyder, 1902 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Verriculus Jordan & Evermann, 1903 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

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  1. Species Bodianus africanus (Heiser, Moura & Robertson, 2000)
  2. Species Bodianus albotaeniatus (Valenciennes, 1839)
  3. Species Bodianus anthioides (Bennett, 1832)
  4. Species Bodianus atrolumbus (Valenciennes, 1839)
  5. Species Bodianus axillaris (Bennett, 1832)
  6. Species Bodianus bathycapros Gomon, 2006
  7. Species Bodianus bennetti Gomon & Walsh, 2016
  8. Species Bodianus bilunulatus (Lacepède, 1801)
  9. Species Bodianus bimaculatus Allen, 1973
  10. Species Bodianus brasiliensis (Heiser, Moura & Robertson, 2000)
  11. Species Bodianus busellatus Gomon, 2006
  12. Species Bodianus cylindriatus (Tanaka, 1930)
  13. Species Bodianus darwini (Jenyns, 1842)
  14. Species Bodianus diana (Lacepède, 1801)
  15. Species Bodianus dictynna Gomon, 2006
  16. Species Bodianus diplotaenia (Gill, 1862)
  17. Species Bodianus eclancheri (Valenciennes, 1846)
  18. Species Bodianus flavifrons Gomon, 2001
  19. Species Bodianus flavipinnis Gomon, 2001
  20. Species Bodianus frenchii (Klunzinger, 1879)
  21. Species Bodianus insularis Gomon & Lubbock, 1980
  22. Species Bodianus izuensis Araga & Yoshino, 1975
  23. Species Bodianus leucosticticus (Bennett, 1832)
  24. Species Bodianus loxozonus (Snyder, 1908)
  25. Species Bodianus macrognathos (Morris, 1974)
  26. Species Bodianus macrolepidotus Bloch, 1790
  27. Species Bodianus macrourus (Lacepède, 1801)
  28. Species Bodianus masudai Araga & Yoshino, 1975
  29. Species Bodianus mesothorax (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
  30. Species Bodianus neilli (Day, 1867)
  31. Species Bodianus neopercularis Gomon, 2006
  32. Species Bodianus opercularis (Guichenot, 1847)
  33. Species Bodianus oxycephalus (Bleeker, 1862)
  34. Species Bodianus paraleucosticticus Gomon, 2006
  35. Species Bodianus parrae (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
  36. Species Bodianus perditio (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
  37. Species Bodianus prognathus Lobel, 1981
  38. Species Bodianus pulchellus (Poey, 1860)
  39. Species Bodianus pulcher (Ayres, 1854)
  40. Species Bodianus reticulatus (Valenciennes, 1839)
  41. Species Bodianus rubrisos Gomon, 2006
  42. Species Bodianus rufus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  43. Species Bodianus sanguineus (Jordan & Evermann, 1903)
  44. Species Bodianus scrofa (Valenciennes, 1839)
  45. Species Bodianus sepiacaudus Gomon, 2006
  46. Species Bodianus solatus Gomon, 2006
  47. Species Bodianus speciosus (Bowdich, 1825)
  48. Species Bodianus tanyokidus Gomon & Madden, 1981
  49. Species Bodianus thoracotaeniatus Yamamoto, 1982
  50. Species Bodianus trilineatus (Fowler, 1934)
  51. Species Bodianus unimaculatus (Günther, 1862)
  52. Species Bodianus vulpinus (Richardson, 1850)
  53. Subgenus Bodianus (Priobodianus) Gomon, 2006 accepted as Priobodianus Gomon, 2006 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
  54. Species Bodianus acanthistius Gilbert, 1892 accepted as Hyporthodus acanthistius (Gilbert, 1892)
  55. Species Bodianus albostriatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) accepted as Lutjanus apodus (Walbaum, 1792)
  56. Species Bodianus anthoides (Bennett, 1832) accepted as Bodianus anthioides (Bennett, 1832) (misspelling)
  57. Species Bodianus apua Bloch, 1790 accepted as Mycteroperca venenosa (Linnaeus, 1758)
  58. Species Bodianus argyroleucus Mitchill, 1815 accepted as Bairdiella chrysoura (Lacepède, 1802)
  59. Species Bodianus bistrispinus Mitchill, 1818 accepted as Rypticus bistrispinus (Mitchill, 1818)
  60. Species Bodianus blochii Lacepède, 1802 accepted as Bodianus rufus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  61. Species Bodianus bodianus Bloch, 1790 accepted as Bodianus rufus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  62. Species Bodianus boenak Bloch, 1790 accepted as Cephalopholis boenak (Bloch, 1790)
  63. Species Bodianus brachyrhynus Miranda Ribeiro, 1918 accepted as Bodianus rufus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  64. Species Bodianus costatus Mitchill, 1815 accepted as Micropogonias undulatus (Linnaeus, 1766)
  65. Species Bodianus cuvier Bennett, 1829 accepted as Plectorhinchus vittatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (junior synonym)
  66. Species Bodianus cyclostomus Lacepède, 1802 accepted as Plectropomus laevis (Lacepède, 1801)
  67. Species Bodianus decacanthus Lacepède, 1802 accepted as Pentapodus trivittatus (Bloch, 1791)
  68. Species Bodianus dyctynna Gomon, 2006 accepted as Bodianus dictynna Gomon, 2006 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
  69. Species Bodianus exiguus Mitchill, 1815 accepted as Bairdiella chrysoura (Lacepède, 1802)
  70. Species Bodianus fasciatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Lutjanus apodus (Walbaum, 1792)
  71. Species Bodianus fischerii Lacepède, 1802 accepted as Pentapodus trivittatus (Bloch, 1791)
  72. Species Bodianus guativere Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Cephalopholis fulva (Linnaeus, 1758)
  73. Species Bodianus guttatus Bloch, 1790 accepted as Cephalopholis argus Schneider, 1801
  74. Species Bodianus hirsutus (Lacepède, 1801) accepted as Bodianus macrourus (Lacepède, 1801)
  75. Species Bodianus iagonensis (Bowdich, 1825) accepted as Bodianus speciosus (Bowdich, 1825)
  76. Species Bodianus indelebilis Fowler, 1904 accepted as Cephalopholis aurantia (Valenciennes, 1828)
  77. Species Bodianus jacobevertsen Lacepède, 1802 accepted as Cephalopholis argus Schneider, 1801
  78. Species Bodianus jacob-evertsen Lacepède, 1802 accepted as Cephalopholis argus Schneider, 1801 (misspelling)
  79. Species Bodianus lentjan Lacepède, 1802 accepted as Lethrinus lentjan (Lacepède, 1802)
  80. Species Bodianus leucostictus (Bennett, 1832) accepted as Bodianus leucosticticus (Bennett, 1832) (misspelling)
  81. Species Bodianus luteopunctatus (Smith, 1957) accepted as Bodianus trilineatus (Fowler, 1934)
  82. Species Bodianus macrocephalus Lacepède, 1802 accepted as Epinephelus flavocaeruleus (Lacepède, 1802)
  83. Species Bodianus maculatus Bowdich, 1825 accepted as Cephalopholis taeniops (Valenciennes, 1828)
  84. Species Bodianus maculatus Bloch, 1790 accepted as Plectropomus maculatus (Bloch, 1790)
  85. Species Bodianus marginatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Mycteroperca venenosa (Linnaeus, 1758)
  86. Species Bodianus melanoleucos Lacepède, 1802 accepted as Plectropomus laevis (Lacepède, 1801) (misspelling)
  87. Species Bodianus melanoleucus Lacepède, 1802 accepted as Plectropomus laevis (Lacepède, 1801)
  88. Species Bodianus melanurus Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817 accepted as Epinephelus areolatus (Forsskål, 1775)
  89. Species Bodianus meosthorax (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) accepted as Bodianus mesothorax (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (misspelling)
  90. Species Bodianus pacificus (Kamohara, 1952) accepted as Decodon pacificus (Kamohara, 1952)
  91. Species Bodianus pallidus Mitchill, 1815 accepted as Bairdiella chrysoura (Lacepède, 1802)
  92. Species Bodianus peloritanus Cocco, 1829 accepted as Callanthias ruber (Rafinesque, 1810)
  93. Species Bodianus pentacanthus Bloch, 1790 accepted as Holocentrus adscensionis (Osbeck, 1765)
  94. Species Bodianus punctatus (Bloch, 1792) accepted as Dicentrarchus punctatus (Bloch, 1792)
  95. Species Bodianus russelli Gomon & Randall, 1975 accepted as Polylepion russelli (Gomon & Randall, 1975)
  96. Species Bodianus stellatus Blosser, 1909 accepted as Cephalopholis cruentata (Lacepède, 1802)
  97. Species Bodianus stellifer Bloch, 1790 accepted as Stellifer stellifer (Bloch, 1790)
  98. Species Bodianus striatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Lutjanus apodus (Walbaum, 1792)
  99. Species Bodianus taeniops (Valenciennes, 1828) accepted as Cephalopholis taeniops (Valenciennes, 1828)
  100. Species Bodianus tetracanthus Lacepède, 1802 accepted as Parapercis clathrata Ogilby, 1910
  101. Species Bodianus tredecimspinosus (Günther, 1862) accepted as Bodianus speciosus (Bowdich, 1825)
  102. Species Bodianus triourus Mitchill, 1815 accepted as Lobotes surinamensis (Bloch, 1790) (synonym)
  103. Species Bodianus undulosus Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 accepted as Epinephelus undulosus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
  104. Species Bodianus vivanet Lacepède, 1802 accepted as Lutjanus griseus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  105. Species Bodianus vivanetus Lacepède, 1802 accepted as Lutjanus griseus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Bloch, M. E. (1782-95). Allgemeine Naturgeschichte der Fische. 12 volumes. [details] 
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Bodianus Bloch, 1790. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126017 on 2026-07-11
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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van der Land, Jacob
2008-04-25 07:58:04Z
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Bailly, Nicolas
2013-01-04 15:09:25Z
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Bailly, Nicolas
2014-11-21 13:09:37Z
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Bailly, Nicolas
2014-12-02 12:48:54Z
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Bailly, Nicolas
2016-10-22 08:56:49Z
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Bailly, Nicolas
2025-10-24 22:40:39Z
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Bailly, Nicolas

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Nomenclature

original description Bloch, M. E. (1782-95). Allgemeine Naturgeschichte der Fische. 12 volumes. [details] 

original description (of Diastodon Bowdich, 1825) Bowdich, S. L. (1825). Fishes of Madeira. <em>In: T. E. Bowdich. Excursions in Madeira and Porto Santo during the autumn of 1823, while on his third voyage to Africa. London. i-xii + 1-278, 11 pls. + 10 pls.</em> Pp. 121-125 and 233-238. [details] 

original description (of Harpe Lacepède, 1802) Lacepède, B.G.E. (1802). Histoire naturelle des poissons: IV. <em>chez Plassan: Paris, France.</em> v. 4: i-xliv + 1-728, Pl. 1-16., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6705733 [details] 

original description (of Clepticus Cuvier, 1829) Cuvier, G. (1829). Le Règne Animal distribué, d'apres son organisation, pour servir de base à l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction à l'anatomie comparée. [The Animal Kingdom, arranged according to its organization, to serve as a basis for the natural history of animals and as an introduction to comparative anatomy]. <em>Déterville, Paris.</em> Edition 2. v. 2: i-xv + 1-406., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31771348 [details] 

original description (of Pseudolepidaplois Bauchot & Blanc, 1961) Bauchot, M.-L.; Blanc, M. (1961). Poissons marins de l'Est Atlantique tropical. I. Labroidei (Téléostéens Perciformes). <em>Atlantide Report.</em> 6: 43-64. [details] 

basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details] 

Taxonomy

taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details] 

Other

context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details] 

additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details] 

additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details] 

 
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Japanese タキベラ属コブダイ属 [from synonym]  [details]
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) 
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Semicossyphus Günther, 1861)
To Catalog of Fishes (from synonym Semicossyphus Günther, 1861)
To Catalog of Fishes 
To Catalog of Fishes (from synonym Clepticus Cuvier, 1829)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Bodianus) 
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Clepticus) (from synonym Clepticus Cuvier, 1829)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Cossyphus) (from synonym Cossyphus Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1839)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Semicossyphus) (from synonym Semicossyphus Günther, 1861)
To Genbank (from synonym Semicossyphus Günther, 1861)
To Genbank (from synonym Pimelometopon Gill, 1864)
To Genbank (from synonym Pseudolepidaplois Bauchot & Blanc, 1961)
To Genbank (from synonym Clepticus Cuvier, 1829)
To Genbank 
To NMNH Extant Collection (Bodianus RAD117022-001) 
To NMNH Extant Collection (Bodianus RAD117023-001) 
To ITIS
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