Bodianus neilli
Bay of Bengal Hogfish
As recorded: Bodianus neilli (Day, 1867)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Labridae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall
- Date
- February 14, 1980
- Locality
- Kerala State; Vizhinjam; off Mulloor Point (about 3 km S of fishing harbor)
- Island
- Kerala State
- Depth
- 4 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 14, 1980, J.E. Randall also collected 12 other specimens.
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Gobiidae
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Halichoeres nigrescens
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Halichoeres zeylonicus
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Leptojulis cyanopleura
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Pseudochromis caudalis
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Scolopsis
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Upeneus heemstra
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Valenciennea strigata
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Bodianus neilli observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1980. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 42 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-03-14.
2026-03-14
Thailand
(c) Daiki Hiura, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-22
Nui Beach, Phuket, Thailand
(c) barthazes, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-30
Tailandia
(c) Ben Costamagna, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-12-26
Thailand
(c) Ben Costamagna, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-04-02
Malakka Boğazı, TH
(c) Selim Türeli, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-03-20
Koh Lao Pe
(c) margot_oorebeek, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Bodianus neilli. BPBM 27706. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35559387. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/27706.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35559387 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026