Bodianus frenchii (Klunzinger, 1879)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The foxfish, Bodianus frenchii, is a species of wrasse native to the temperate marine waters in southwestern Western Australia to eastern South Australia, and from southern Queensland to eastern Tasmania, at depths between 10 and 40 m. A gap in the distribution of foxfish occurs through Victoria. Its length is up to 45 cm.
Wikipedia contributors, Foxfish; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:11:05.186672+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Bodianus frenchii (Klunzinger, 1879)
- Name authority
- (Klunzinger, 1879)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Family
- Labridae
- Genus
- Bodianus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- familyLabridae Cuvier, 1816
- subfamilyHypsigenyinae Günther, 1861
- tribeClepticini Bleeker, 1862
- genusBodianus Bloch, 1790
- speciesBodianus frenchii (Klunzinger, 1879)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Bodianus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Bodianus paraleucosticticus Gomon, 2006 | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| barred hogfishBodianus scrofa (Valenciennes, 1839) | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bodianus macrolepidotus Bloch, 1790 | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bodianus albotaeniatus (Valenciennes, 1839) | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| axilspot hogfishBodianus axillaris (Bennett, 1832) | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| twospot hogfishBodianus bimaculatus Allen, 1973 | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bodianus busellatus Gomon, 2006 | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bodianus eclancheri (Valenciennes, 1846) | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bodianus flavifrons Gomon, 2001 | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| fourline hogfishBodianus leucosticticus (Bennett, 1832) | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bodianus loxozonus (Snyder, 1908) | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| giant hogfishBodianus macrognathos (Morris, 1974) | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Trochocopus rufus MacLeay, 1878 MacLeay, 1878 | synonym |
| Cossyphus frenchii Klunzinger, 1879 Klunzinger, 1879 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=273531 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:M8RQ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.