Girish Mahajan (Editor)

Crescent tail hogfish

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Family
  
Labridae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Perciformes

Genus
  
Bodianus

Crescent-tail hogfish httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommonsthu

Similar
  
Bodianus busellatus, Twospot hogfish, Split‑level hogfish

The crescent-tail hogfish, Bodianus sepiacaudus, is a species of wrasse native to the Pacific Ocean from Sulawesi to the Line Islands. It can be found in groups at depths from 20 to 75 m (66 to 246 ft). This species can reach 8.7 cm (3.4 in) in standard length. Juveniles are white and black. Adults are white with four broad red stripes, suffused with black on caudal peduncle and caudal fin. It can be found in the aquarium trade.

The crescent-tail hogfish differs from Bodianus masudai by having white pelvic fins.

References

Crescent-tail hogfish Wikipedia