Spotfin Hogfish

Bodianus pulchellus

The spotfin hogfish or Cuban hogfish is a species of wrasse native to the Atlantic Ocean, where it is mainly found from North Carolina, United States, through the Caribbean to Brazil. It has also been recorded from São Tomé off the coast of Africa.
Spotfin or Cuban hogfish or Bodianus pulchellus  Bodianus pulchellus,Geotagged,Spotfin hogfish,United States,Winter

Appearance

This species can reach a length of 28.5 cm, though most do not exceed 18 cm. It is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries and can be found in the aquarium trade.

Habitat

This species inhabits reefs, both rock and coral, where it occurs at depths of 15 to 120 m though rarely deeper than 24 m.

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Status: Least concern
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassActinopterygii
OrderLabriformes
FamilyLabridae
GenusBodianus
SpeciesB. pulchellus