Labridae

Palebar hogfish

Bodianus atrolumbus

Hunts urchins and crabs

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Indian Ocean
• Africa
• Fusiform
• Compressed cross-section
• Medium
• Tropical fish

Bodianus atrolumbus, the pale-bar hogfish, is a species of wrasse from the genus Bodianus. The fish lives in the Western Indian Pacific between the Mascarene Islands and the coast of Southeast Africa. It's a tropical reef inhabitant that feeds on invertebrates like sea urchins and crabs.