Five-striped hogfish

Bodianus paraleucosticticus

Five striped fish on Rarotonga reefs

Five-striped hogfish is known around Western Pacific as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and records give a maximum length of 9.9 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Unnamed Order
Family: Labridae
Genus: Bodianus
Maximum length: 9.9 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Western Pacific: Rarotonga and Papua New Guinea; and a photo taken in New Caledonia.
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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