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Labridae (Wrasses) > Hypsigenyinae
Etymology: Bodianus: Bodianus after Bodiano or Pudiano, from the Portuguese pudor, meaning modesty (Jordan & Evermann, 1896); prognathus: Name from the Greek pro meaning forth, and gnathos for jaws, in reference to the prominently elongate jaws in this species (Ref. 75973).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 7 - 30 m (Ref. 13850). Tropical
Eastern Central Pacific: Fanning Atoll, Line Islands.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 17.9 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 13850)
Dorsal spines (total): 12 - 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 11. Snout long and pointed. Posterior corner of mouth anterior to forward margin of orbit by about 1/2 eye diameter (Ref. 9823).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Found around folios corals and rarely swims out in the open. Adults found between 7 and 20 m, while juveniles were seen only below 30 m depth (Ref. 13850). Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205).
Lobel, P.S., 1981. Bodianus prognathus (Labridae, Pisces) a new longnose hogfish from the Central Pacific. Pac. Sci. 35(1):45-50. (Ref. 13850)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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