Bodianus vulpinus

Bodianus vulpinus, the western pigfish, is a species of wrasse native to tropical and warm temperate waters of the Pacific Ocean, namely Western Australia.

Taxonomy

Bodianus vulpinus is placed in the subgenus Verreo in Bodianus. The record of B. vulpinus from the Hawaiian Islands by some authors was eventually recognized as a distinct species, Bodianus bathycapros.