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blackspot pigfish (Bodianus oxycephalus)
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blackspot pigfish (Bodianus oxycephalus) specimen
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Labridae

blackspot pigfish

Bodianus oxycephalus

Sharp headed hogfish linking Sagami Bay and Taiwan

  • Black
  • Cross-climate
  • Subtropical
  • Temperate
  • Tropical
  • Restricted distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • East Asia
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

blackspot pigfish is a marine fish found around Northwestern Pacific. It inhabits marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 29 cm.

Family
Labridae
Maximum length
29 cm
Water
Marine
Distribution
Northwestern Pacific: restricted to the subtropical and warm temperate, between Sagami Bay, Japan, and the northeastern tip of Taiwan.
Conservation status
DDData Deficient

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