Bodianus macrognathos, the giant hogfish, is a species of wrasse. It is found in the western Indian Ocean.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Genus: | Bodianus |
| Species: | B. macrognathos
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| Bodianus macrognathos (R. E. Morris, 1974)
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Description
editThis species reaches a length of 62.0 cm (24.4 in).[3]
References
edit- ^ Russell, B. & Choat, H. (2010). "Bodianus macrognathos". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T187683A8599922. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187683A8599922.en. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ 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.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Bodianus macrognathos". FishBase. February 2015 version.
- Morris, R.E. (1974): A new labrid fish from the North Kenya Banks. Copeia 1974: 632–634.
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