Lyretail hogfish

Bodianus anthioides

The lyretail hogfish, also known as the lyretail pigfish, is a species of wrasse from the genus "Bodianus". The fish can be found in the Indo-Pacific from the Red Sea to Tuamotu. The adults occur along the seaward edges of reefs and in Micronesia are commonest below 25 metres in depth.
Lyretail hogfish - Bodianus anthioides (juvenile) Gordon Reef, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt (2009). Bodianus anthioides,Egypt,Geotagged,Lyretail hogfish,Spring

Appearance

They are solitary fish, forming pairs for spawning. The juvelines mimic cleaner fish. The species' diet includes echinoderms, mollusks, crustaceans, and small fish. It grows to a length of 25 centimetres.

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Status: Least concern
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassActinopterygii
OrderPerciformes
FamilyLabridae
GenusBodianus
SpeciesB. anthioides
Photographed in
Egypt