Bodianus neilli, the Bay of Bengal hogfish, is a species of wrasse in the family Labridae. It is found in the Indian Ocean in reefs off the coasts of the Maldives, Sri Lanka, India, Myanmar and Thailand,[2] although records from the Maldives are doubtful.[1] Bodianus neilli was described as Cossyphus neilli in 1867 by Francis Day with the type locality given as Madras.[3]

Bodianus neilli
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Bodianus
Species:
B. neilli
Binomial name
Bodianus neilli
(Day, 1867)
Synonyms[2]

Cossyphus neilli Day, 1867

Etymology

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The specific name honours Day's friend, A.G Brisbane Neill.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Russell, B.; Myers, R. (2010). "Bodianus neilli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T187661A8594164. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187661A8594164.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Bodianus neilli". FishBase. August 2019 version.
  3. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Cossyphus neilli". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
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