Bodianus neilli, the Bay of Bengal hogfish, is a species of wrasse in the family Labridae. It is found in the Indian Ocean in reefs off the coasts of the Maldives, Sri Lanka, India, Myanmar and Thailand,[2] although records from the Maldives are doubtful.[1] Bodianus neilli was described as Cossyphus neilli in 1867 by Francis Day with the type locality given as Madras.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Genus: | Bodianus |
| Species: | B. neilli
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| Bodianus neilli (Day, 1867)
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Cossyphus neilli Day, 1867 | |
Etymology edit
The specific name honours Day's friend, A.G Brisbane Neill.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b Russell, B.; Myers, R. (2010). "Bodianus neilli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T187661A8594164. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187661A8594164.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Bodianus neilli" in FishBase. August 2019 version.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Cossyphus neilli". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 28 December 2019.