Mexican hogfish (Bodianus diplotaenia)

Scientific name: Bodianus diplotaenia Gill, 1862

The Mexican hogfish (Bodianus diplotaenia) is a marine fish of the family Labridae. In the aquarium it needs water at 20–22°C (68–72°F). Native range: Eastern Pacific, Guadalupe Island and throughout the Gulf of California to Chile, including the Cocos, Malpelo, Revillagigedo and the Galapagos islands.

Mexican hogfish care at a glance

Temperature: 20–22°C (68–72°F)

Biology

Body moderately deep and compressed; head large and pointed; teeth caniniform, enlarged, and somewhat crooked, two anterior pairs in each jaw; dorsal fin with 12 spines; posterior rays of anal and dorsal fins forming filamentous lobes; lower branch of first gill arch with 12 to 13 gill rakers; very large individuals blue, with a narrow, yellow, vertical bar immediately behind the posterior edge of the pectoral fin, juveniles red or reddish brown; females with 2 longitudinal black stripes.

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Species facts

Scientific name: Bodianus diplotaenia
Family: Labridae (Wrasses)
Order: Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length: 76.0
Common length: 45.0
Depth range: 5–76 m (16–249 ft)
Environment: Marine; reef-associated; depth range 5 - 76 m, usually 5 - 18 m
Climate: Subtropical
Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Guadalupe Island and throughout the Gulf of California to Chile, including the Cocos, Malpelo, Revillagigedo and the Galapagos islands.
Conservation status (IUCN): Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans: Harmless
Uses: Aquarium: commercial
Resilience: Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)