Species Bodianus bennetti Gomon & Walsh, 2016
Lemon-striped Pygmy Hogfish
- Bodianus bennetti Gomon, M.F. & Walsh, F. 2016. A new pygmy hogfish (Labridae: Bodianus) of the subgenus Trochocopus from the tropical southern Pacific Ocean. Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation 23: 12–20 [13, figs 1-2].
Type data:
Holotype NMV A.31528-001, Flora Reef, Coral Sea, Queensland [16°46’30”S, 147°46’53”E].
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Flora Reef, Coral Sea, QLD; tropical, west-central Pacific (Moorea)
IMCRA
Northeast Province (18)
Other Regions
Coral Sea Islands Territory
Ecological Descriptors
Coral reef, rubble bottom.
Extra Ecological Information
97-130 m.
Common Name References
Gomon, M.F. & Walsh, F. 2016. A new pygmy hogfish (Labridae: Bodianus) of the subgenus Trochocopus from the tropical southern Pacific Ocean. Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation 23: 12–20 [13] (Lemon-striped Pygmy Hogfish)
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LABROIDEI | 23-Oct-2016 | ADDED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |