Black-banded hogfish
Bodianus macrourus
- Usual depth13–28 m
- Water temperature26–29 °C
- Best monthsApril and October
- How commonRare
About this species
The Black-banded hogfish is a species of wrasse from the genus Bodianus. It is restricted to a small area in the Western Indian Ocean. The only known locations are Mauritius, Réunion and St. Brandon, where it occurs near tropical reefs at a depth of 10-40 meters below surface.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 4 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 2 records
- September: 2 records
- October: 4 records
- November: 2 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 13–28 m · Deepest record: 27.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 26–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Black-banded hogfish, black-banded hogfish, eclipse wrasse, Mauritius Hogfish, Spotted Coral Hogfish
Names in 3 more languages
- Spanish
- Vieja Viuda
- French
- Domingue, Labre brassard, Labre Voile Noir, Vieille de Maurice
- Japanese
- Hiregurobera
Other scientific names: Bodianus hirsutus, Cossyphus macrurus, Cossyphus maldat, Crenilabrus chabrolii, Crenilabrus croceus, Labrus hirsutus, Labrus macrourus, Labrus rubrolineatus, Labrus spilonotus, Lepidaplois hirsutus
Similar species
Axilspot hogfishBodianus axillaris
Diana's hogfishBodianus diana
False Diana's PigfishBodianus dictynna
Blackfin hogfishBodianus loxozonus
Black-belt HogfishBodianus mesothorax
Tripletail wrasseCheilinus trilobatus
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 82 open-data records from 1931 to 2011.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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