Scientific Name
Bodianus flavipinnis
Common Name
Yellowfin pigfish
Biology
Dorsal
spines
(total): 12;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 10-12;
Anal
spines: 3;
Anal
soft rays: 11 - 12. Predorsal scales 15-24, reaching forward just in advance of above posterior margin of orbit; cheek scales extending forward only to corner of mouth; scales absent on lower jaw; teeth on dental ridge of each jaw in a single row, those anteriorly small but distinct, close behind and in line with prominent anterior canines; posterior tips of dorsal and anal fins rounded; caudal fin truncate to slightly rounded; red above and white below with two large white blotches above lateral line below spinous portion of dorsal fin; pectoral fins bright yellow (Ref. 44106).