Bodianus sepiacaudus Gomon, 2006
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 crescent-tail hogfish (Bodianus sepiacaudus), also known as the candy cane hogfish or Pacific redstriped hogfish, is a species of wrasse native to the Pacific Ocean from Sulawesi to the Line Islands. It can be found in groups at depths from 20 to 75 m (66 to 246 ft). This species can reach 8.7 cm (3.4 in) in standard length. Juveniles are white and black. Adults are white with four broad red stripes, suffused with black on caudal peduncle and caudal fin. It can be found in the aquarium trade.
The crescent-tail hogfish differs from Bodianus masudai by having white pelvic fins.
Wikipedia contributors, Crescent-tail hogfish; 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 sepiacaudus Gomon, 2006
- Name authority
- Gomon, 2006
- 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 sepiacaudus Gomon, 2006
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 |
| Bodianus frenchii (Klunzinger, 1879) | 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 |
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.
- Gomon, M. F. (2006). A revision of the labrid fish genus Bodianus with descriptions of eight new species. Rec. Aust. Mus. Suppl. 30:1-133. https://doi.org/10.3853/j.0812-7387.30.2006.1460 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:M8TB. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.