Blackfin hogfish (Bodianus loxozonus)

Scientific name: Bodianus loxozonus Snyder, 1908

The Blackfin hogfish (Bodianus loxozonus) is a marine fish of the family Labridae. In the aquarium it needs water at 25–28°C (77–82°F).

Blackfin hogfish care at a glance

Temperature: 25–28°C (77–82°F)

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-11; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 11 - 12. Adults usually with a large black blotch on the back, extending along the lower lobe of the tail fin to the black ventral fins, but reduced to a small patch in large males. Often misidentified as Bodianus hirsutus (synonym of Bodianus macrourus (Lacepede, 1801).

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name: Bodianus loxozonus
Family: Labridae (Wrasses)
Order: Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length: 47.0
Depth range: 3–100 m (10–328 ft)
Environment: Marine; reef-associated; depth range 3 - 100 m, usually 3 - 40 m
Climate: Tropical
Distribution: Western Pacific: eastward to French Polynesia, north to Japan, south to New Caledonia. Myers & Lieske 1994 list the subspecies loxozonus as occurring from Vietnam to the Marshall Islands and Tonga, north to the Ryukyu and Ogasawara Islands and the subspecies trotteri as occurring in the Line and Cook Islands and French Polynesia. Reports of Bodianus hirsutus (synonym of Bodianus macrourus from SW Indian Ocean) may be referring to this species.
Conservation status (IUCN): Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans: Harmless
Uses: Fisheries: minor commercial; aquarium: commercial
Resilience: Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)