| Citation | 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. | Gomon, M.F., 2006 |
| Page | 30;fig.3d,16-17;pl.2C-D; |
| Named Used as Valid | Bodianus opercularis |
| Comment | tab.2-4; |
| Locality | Madagascar or Bourbon (Réunion). |
| Distribution | Indian Ocean, north in the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aqaba to Madagascar and Mauritius in the south, east to Christmas Island. |
| Quote | Subgenus: Trochocopus. |