Blackspot hogfish

Bodianus opercularis

Eighteen Centimeters Wrasse of Gulf of Aqaba

Blackspot hogfish is known around Indian Ocean as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and records give a maximum length of 18 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Unnamed Order
Family: Labridae
Genus: Bodianus
Maximum length: 18 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Indian Ocean: Red Sea, the Gulf of Aqaba in the north to Madagascar and Mauritius in the south, east to Christmas Island.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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