Bodianus
Hogfishes
As recorded: Bodianus Bloch, 1790
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Labridae
- Collected by
- J.L. Earle and R.L. PyleJohn L. Earle →Richard L. Pyle →
- Date
- December 4, 1995
- Locality
- Milne Bay Province; W of Basilisk Point; "Dinah's Beach"
- Island
- Milne Bay Province
- Region
- Papua New Guinea
- Coordinates
- -10.2650, 150.6930
- Depth
- 68 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On December 4, 1995, J.L. Earle and R.L. Pyle also collected 1 other specimen.
Still here: Bodianus observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1995. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2024-03-07.
2024-03-07
Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
(c) Pete McGee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-03-15
Papua New Guinea
(c) terence zahner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-03-12
Maramatana Rural LLG, Papua New Guinea
(c) terence zahner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-03-11
Papua New Guinea
(c) terence zahner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Bodianus. BPBM 36885. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35561808. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/36885.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35561808 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026