Blackfin hogfish
Bodianus loxozonus
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A hogfish from the western and central Pacific. It reaches 47 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Bodianus loxozonus
- Family
- Labridae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Saltwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Labridae
- Order
- Eupercaria/misc
- Synonyms
- Bodianus hirsutus, Bodianus loxozonus loxozonus, Bodianus macrourus, Labrus hirsutus, Lepidaplois loxozonus, Lepidaplois trotteri
Origin
- Native region
- Oceania, Ásia
Water
- Temperature
- 25–28 °C
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 47 cm
Behavior
- Diet
- Carnivore
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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