Diana's hogfish

Bodianus diana

Fin spotted hogfish ranging the Indian Ocean

Diana's hogfish is a marine fish of Indian Ocean. The species occupies marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 16.9 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Unnamed Order
Family: Labridae
Genus: Bodianus
Maximum length: 16.9 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Indian Ocean: East Africa (questionable in the Gulf of Aden and Somalia), east to the Nicobar Islands and Cocos-Keeling Islands (Ref. 75973 ). Replaced by Bodianus dictynna in the tropical Western Pacific and the longer snouted Bodianus prognathus in the Line Islands (Ref. 37816 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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