Scientific Name	Bodianus masudai   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Araga & Yoshino, 1975	Depth	30 - 50M
Chinese	益田氏狐鯛	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	隆頭魚科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F412　Labridae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	益田普提魚
Max Length	12 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	三齒仔、紅娘仔、日本婆仔、益田氏寒鯛
Distribution in World	North West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	South
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Off the Izu Ocean Park, Shizuoka Pref., Japan, ca. 40 m
Synonyms
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fishbase(2006)；Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984. The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1.. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text)  Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno, etc. 1984 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0055880. ASIZP0065252. NMMBP03376. NMMSTP00929.
Common Name	Masuda's hogfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
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