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lyretail hogfish (Bodianus anthioides)
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Labridae

lyretail hogfish

Bodianus anthioides

Fish Reaching Twenty Four Centimeters in the Red Sea

  • Tropical
  • Transcontinental
  • Marine fish
  • Indian Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Africa
  • East Asia
  • Oceania
  • Fusiform
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

lyretail hogfish is a marine fish of Indo-Pacific. The species occupies marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 24 cm.

Family
Labridae
Maximum length
24 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Red Sea to South Africa (Ref. 35918 ) and east to the Line and Tuamoto islands, north to southern Japan, south to New Caledonia and the Austral Islands.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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