Blackbar hogfish
Bodianus speciosus
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A hogfish from the tropical coast of West Africa, in the eastern central Atlantic. It reaches 50 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Bodianus speciosus
- Family
- Labridae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Saltwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Labridae
- Order
- Eupercaria/misc
- Synonyms
- Bodianus iagonensis, Bodianus tredecimspinosus, Cossyphus jagonensis, Cossyphus tredecimspinosus, Diastodon speciosus, Labrus iagonensis, Labrus jagonensis, Labrus yagonensis
Origin
- Native region
- África
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 50 cm
Behavior
- Diet
- Carnivore
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Data deficient (DD)
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