Japanese Pigfish
Bodianus oxycephalus
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A hogfish from the northwestern Pacific (Japan, Korea, Taiwan and China). It reaches 29 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Bodianus oxycephalus
- Family
- Labridae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Saltwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Labridae
- Order
- Eupercaria/misc
- Synonyms
- Cossyphus oxycephalus
Origin
- Native region
- Ásia
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 29 cm
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Data deficient (DD)
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