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  Original name  
  Check ECoF  
  Current accepted name  
Yes
  Status  
Accepted name
  Status details  
senior synonym, new combination
  Status ref.  
  Comment  
Subgenus: Diastodon (Ref. 75973).
  Etymology of generic noun  
Bodianus after Bodiano or Pudiano, from the Portuguese pudor, meaning modesty (Jordan & Evermann, 1896).
  Etymology of specific epithet  
Name from a Latin adjective meaning 'beautiful', in reference to the attractive coloration of this species.
  Link to references  
References using the name as accepted
  Link to other databases