Redfin hogfish

Bodianus dictynna

Coral reef hunter of mollusks and crustaceans

Redfin hogfish is known around Western Pacific as a marine fish; It occurs in reef habitat, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 14.4 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Unnamed Order
Family: Labridae
Genus: Bodianus
Maximum length: 14.4 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Western Pacific: Indo-Malaysian Archipelago to Tonga, north to Japan, south to Australia; rarely occurs on the central Pacific geologic plate.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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