Twospot hogfish
Bodianus bimaculatus
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A small hogfish from the Indo-Pacific, from Madagascar to New Caledonia and from Japan to New Zealand, on rubble and sand slopes at 30 to 60 metres. It reaches about 10 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Bodianus bimaculatus
- Family
- Labridae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Saltwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Labridae
- Order
- Eupercaria/misc
Origin
- Native region
- Oceania, Ásia, África
Water
- Temperature
- 22–27 °C
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 5.9 cm
Behavior
- Diet
- Carnivore
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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