Bodianus diana

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	ACTINOPTERYGII	PERCIFORMES	LABRIDAE

Scientific Name:

Bodianus diana

Species Authority:

(Lacepède, 1802)

Common Name/s:

English	–	Diana's hogfish, Fourspot hogfish, Indian diana's hogfish, Polkadot grouper, Red hogfish
French	–	Labre Diane, Tamarin, Vieille Diane queue
Spanish	–	Vieja diana

Synonym/s:

Labrus diana Lacepède, 1801

Lepidaplois aldabrensis Smith, 1956

Lepidaplois diana (Lacepède, 1801)

Taxonomic Notes:

For taxonomic treatment see Gomon (2006). Bodianus diana closely resembles B. dictynna and B. prognathus, having long been considered to be conspecific with the former (Gomon 2006).

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published:	2010
Assessor/s:	Russell, B.
Reviewer/s:	Sadovy, Y. & Carpenter, K.E.
Contributor/s:
Justification: This species is widespread in the Indian Ocean and very common. There are no major threats. It is a moderately small species sought by aquarium fish collectors, but there is no catch data.This species is listed as Least Concern.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is the most common Bodianus in the western Indian Ocean and, in particular, the Mozambique Channel. It occurs from the Red Sea to South Africa (Natal), Comoro Is, Aldabra, Seychelles, Mauritius, Reunion, Chagos Archipelago, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Nicobars, Cocos-Keeling. This species is also reliably reported from Kenya, Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Oman and Pakistan (Gomon 2006).
Countries:	Native: British Indian Ocean Territory; Cocos (Keeling) Islands; Comoros; Djibouti; Egypt; Eritrea; India; Indonesia; Israel; Jordan; Kenya; Madagascar; Malaysia; Maldives; Mauritius; Mayotte; Mozambique; Myanmar; Oman; Réunion; Saudi Arabia; Seychelles; Somalia; South Africa; Sri Lanka; Sudan; Tanzania, United Republic of; Thailand; Yemen
FAO Marine Fishing Areas:	Native: Indian Ocean – eastern; Indian Ocean – western; Pacific – western central
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Population [top]

Population:	There is no population information available for this species. This is the most common species in the genus.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This is a moderately small species, to about 169 mm SL. It is almost always associated with living coral reefs (Fischer et al. 1990). Juveniles often shelter near black corals and gorgonians, also frequent cave ceilings (Kuiter1992). It feeds mainly on benthic invertebrates such as mollusks and crustaceans. Juveniles regularly remove parasites from other fishes (Kuiter and Tonozuka 2001). Although usually found at depths of 9–30 m, individuals have been taken at 36–49 m at Cocos-Keeling Atoll.
Systems:	Marine

Habitat and Ecology:

This is a moderately small species, to about 169 mm SL. It is almost always associated with living coral reefs (Fischer et al. 1990). Juveniles often shelter near black corals and gorgonians, also frequent cave ceilings (Kuiter1992). It feeds mainly on benthic invertebrates such as mollusks and crustaceans. Juveniles regularly remove parasites from other fishes (Kuiter and Tonozuka 2001). Although usually found at depths of 9–30 m, individuals have been taken at 36–49 m at Cocos-Keeling Atoll.

Systems:

Marine

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Possible threats from reef degradation.

Major Threat(s):

Possible threats from reef degradation.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	There are no specific conservation measures in place for this species. Its distribution overlaps several marine protected areas within its range.

Conservation Actions:

There are no specific conservation measures in place for this species. Its distribution overlaps several marine protected areas within its range.

Citation:	Russell, B. 2010. Bodianus diana. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 June 2013.
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