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Teleostei > Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) 鱸形目 (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Labridae (Wrasses) 隆頭魚科 (Wrasses) > Hypsigenyinae
Etymology: Bodianus:Bodianus after Bodiano or Pudiano, from the Portuguese pudor, meaning modesty (Jordan & Evermann, 1896); loxozonus:Name from Greek loxos for slanting, and feminine noun zone or belt, referring to the prominent black oblique band posteriorly on the body of adults of this species (Ref. 75973). More on author: Snyder.
Western Pacific: eastward to French Polynesia, north to Japan, south to New Caledonia. Myers & Lieske 1994 (Ref. 9710) list the subspecies loxozonus as occurring from Vietnam to the Marshall Islands and Tonga, north to the Ryukyu and Ogasawara Islands and the subspecies trotteri as occurring in the Line and Cook Islands and French Polynesia. Reports of Bodianus hirsutus (synonym of Bodianus macrourus) from SW Indian Ocean may be referring to this species. 西太平洋: 向東至法屬玻里尼西亞,北至日本, 南至新加勒多尼亞。 Myer& Lieske 1994(參考文獻 9710) 列出亞種 loxozonus 出現於越南到馬紹爾群島與東加, 北至琉球與小笠原群島與亞種 trotteri 出現於列島群島與科克群島與法屬玻里尼西亞。
大小 / 重量 / 年龄
成熟度: Lm? range ? - ? cm Max length : 47.0 cm TL 雄鱼/尚未辨别雌雄; (Ref. 9710)
背棘 (总数) : 12; 背的软条 (总数) : 9 - 11; 臀棘: 3; 臀鳍软条: 11 - 12. Adults usually with a large black blotch on the back, extending along the lower lobe of the tail fin to the black ventral fins, but reduced to a small patch in large males (Ref. 48636). Often misidentified as Bodianus hirsutus (synonym of Bodianus macrourus (Lacepede, 1801) (Ref. 54980). Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed. 成鱼通常具有一个在背部上的大黑色斑块, 延伸沿着尾鳍下叶到黑色的腹鳍, 但是缩小成一个小块在大的雄性中.(参考文献 48636)
Adults inhabit clear lagoon and seaward reefs (Ref. 1602), on slopes or along upper part of drop-offs (Ref. 48636). Feed mainly on benthic, hard-shelled, invertebrates such as mollusks and crustaceans (Ref. 9823). Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205).
