Bodianus bilunulatus
Saddleback Hogfish
As recorded: Bodianus bilunulatus (Lacepède, 1801)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Labridae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall
- Date
- February 9, 1975
- Locality
- Ambon; NW shore of Ambon Bay; Sikula Point
- Island
- Ambon
- Depth
- 5 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 9, 1975, J.E. Randall also collected 11 other specimens.
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Amblyglyphidodon leucogaster
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Caranx heberi
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Coris dorsomacula
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Epinephelus bontoides
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Gobiesocidae
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Iniistius pentadactylus
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Johnius borneensis
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Parapercis tetracantha
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Upeneus sulphureus
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Upeneus sundaicus
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Bodianus bilunulatus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1975. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 131 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-21.
2026-10-21
fish bowl, Ponta do Ouro, Mozambique
(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
2026-09-01
Magnougni, Mohéli, Comores
(c) Sylvain Le Bris, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-01
(c) WILDDADA, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-06
doodles Ponta do Ouro Maputo, Ponta do Ouro 0000, Mozambique
(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
2026-07-23
Kagoshimashinko - Naze, Japan
(c) Jon Aull, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-11
aquarium to kev's ladge Ponta Malongane, Maputo, Mozambique
(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
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Cite this specimen
Bodianus bilunulatus. BPBM 19500. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35562990. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/19500.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35562990 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026