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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Labridae (Wrasses) > Bodianinae
Etymology: Bodianus: Bodianus after Bodiano or Pudiano, from the Portuguese pudor, meaning modesty (Jordan & Evermann, 1896).; scrofa: Name fromg feminine Latin noun meaning breeding sow, apparently refers to the common name hogfish (Ref. 75973).

Environment / Climate / Range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 20 - 200 m (Ref. 5292). Subtropical, preferred ?; 38°N - 15°N, 26°W - 13°W

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Eastern Atlantic: Azores, Madeira, Canary Islands and Cape Verde.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 51.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 89108); common length : 30.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2683)

Adults inhabit rocky bottoms (Ref. 2683). Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205). Sold fresh in markets.

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Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205).

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Gomon, M.F., 2006. A revision of the labrid fish genus Bodianus with descriptions of eight new species. Rec. Aust. Mus. Suppl. 30:1-133. (Ref. 75973)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Vulnerable (VU) (B2ab(iv,v))

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Fisheries: minor commercial

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Bodianus scrofa (Valenciennes, 1839)