Masked pigfish

Bodianus flavifrons

Forty Two Point Two Centimeters Wrasse of Australian Waters

Bodianus flavifrons, the masked pigfish, is a species of wrasse found in the south-western Pacific Ocean.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Unnamed Order
Family: Labridae
Genus: Bodianus
Maximum length: 42.2 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Southwest Pacific: off eastern Australia and New Caledonia, on the Lord Howe Ridge, and on the Kermadec Ridge northeast of New Zealand.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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