fourline hogfish

Bodianus leucosticticus

Four lined hogfish spanning the Indo Pacific

fourline hogfish is known around Indo-West Pacific as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and records give a maximum length of 24.2 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Unnamed Order
Family: Labridae
Genus: Bodianus
Maximum length: 24.2 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Somalia, Mozambique, Natal (South Africa), Mauritius, Réunion, and southern Japan. Likely at Seychelles (Ref. 1623 ) if Lepidaplois luteopunctatus is a synonym of Bodianus leucosticticus .
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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