Bodianus neilli

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]

Bodianus neilli
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Labriformes
Family:	Labridae
Genus:	Bodianus
Species:	B. neilli
Binomial name
Bodianus neilli (Day, 1867)
Synonyms[2]
Cossyphus neilli Day, 1867

Etymology

The specific name honours Day's friend, A.G Brisbane Neill.^[2]