Bodianus unimaculatus (Günther, 1862)
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 red pigfish (Bodianus unimaculatus), also known as the red hogfish or eastern pigfish, is a species of wrasse native to the southwestern Pacific Ocean from eastern Australia to New Zealand, including Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island, and the Kermadec Islands. It inhabits reefs and offshore waters, where it occurs from the surface to 60 m (200 ft) deep. Males of this species can reach a length of 50 cm (20 in), while females only reach 30 cm (12 in).
Wikipedia contributors, Red pigfish; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:11:13.275745+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Bodianus unimaculatus (Günther, 1862)
- Name authority
- (Günther, 1862)
- 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 unimaculatus (Günther, 1862)
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 |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Cossyphus unimaculatus Günther, 1862 Günther, 1862 | synonym |
| Cossyphus bellis Ramsay, 1887 Ramsay, 1887 | 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=273545 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:M8TR. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.