tarry hogfish

Bodianus bilunulatus

Twin banded hogfish across the Indo Pacific

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Africa
East Asia
Oceania
Southeast Asia
Fusiform
Large
Tropical fish

Bodianus bilunulatus, the tarry hogfish, is a species of wrasse native to the Indian Ocean from the African coast to the western Pacific Ocean to Japan, New Caledonia, and the Philippines.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Unnamed Order
Family: Labridae
Genus: Bodianus
Maximum length: 55 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: east coast of Africa to Japan, the Philippines and New Caledonia.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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