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Bodianus bilunulatus
English: Saddleback Hogfish (1); Hawaiian: Aawa (1)
As recorded: Bodianus bilunulatus (Lacepède, 1801)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Labridae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall
- Date
- June 21, 1977
- Locality
- KwaZulu-Natal; Sodwana Bay, N end; reef 1 km offshore
- Island
- KwaZulu-Natal
- Depth
- 11 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 21, 1977, J.E. Randall also collected 1 other specimen.
Bodianus bilunulatus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1977. 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 22987. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35565133. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/22987.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35565133 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026