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Labridae (Wrasses) > Bodianinae
Etymology: Bodianus: Bodianus after Bodiano or Pudiano, from the Portuguese pudor, meaning modesty (Jordan & Evermann, 1896).; prognathus: Name from the Greek pro meaning forth, and gnathos for jaws, in reference to the prominently elongate jaws in this species (Ref. 75973).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 7 - 30 m (Ref. 13850). Tropical
Eastern Central Pacific: Fanning Atoll, Line Islands.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 17.9 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 13850)
Dorsal spines (total): 12 - 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 11. Snout long and pointed. Posterior corner of mouth anterior to forward margin of orbit by about 1/2 eye diameter (Ref. 9823).
Found around folios corals and rarely swims out in the open. Adults found between 7 and 20 m, while juveniles were seen only below 30 m depth (Ref. 13850). Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205).
Lobel, P.S., 1981. Bodianus prognathus (Labridae, Pisces) a new longnose hogfish from the Central Pacific. Pac. Sci. 35(1):45-50. (Ref. 13850)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 24.2 - 28.7, mean 26.2 °C (based on 109 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01202 (0.00551 - 0.02625), b=3.05 (2.87 - 3.23), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (12 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 70.7 [42.7, 124.6] mg/100g; Iron = 0.643 [0.376, 1.193] mg/100g; Protein = 18.6 [15.8, 20.8] %; Omega3 = 0.159 [0.102, 0.249] g/100g; Selenium = 22.6 [13.1, 42.5] μg/100g; VitaminA = 160 [47, 606] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.5 [1.0, 2.3] mg/100g (wet weight);