Bodianus speciosus (Bowdich, 1825)

Fermon, Yves, Bailly, Nicolas, Cardiec, Floriane, Causse, Romain, Chartrain, Emmanuel, Chirio, Laurent, Bruyne, Godefroy De, Deynat, Pascal, Hopkins, Carl D., Lamboj, Anton, Mennesson, Marion I., Beh, Jean-Hervé Mve, Paugy, Didier, Sidlauskas, Brian, Sullivan, John P., Weghe, Jean-Pierre Van De, Vigliotta, Thomas R. & Zee, Jouke Van Der, 2022, An annotated checklist of the fishes of Gabon, Cybium 46 (2), pp. 2-3 : 289

Bodianus speciosus (Bowdich, 1825)

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 50 cm SL

Water type: marine

Environment: reef associated

Depth range: 3-70 m

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: DD – Data deficient (2010)

Source: bibliography, observation

Distribution and remarks: East central Atlantic: known in tropical western coast of Africa, from Cameroon to Guinea and in the offshore Cape Verde Islands. Observed during scientific dives around Mayumba, Port-Gentil and Cap Esterias, caught on board of trawlers (Chartrain, De Bruyne and Wozniak, pers. obs.).