Lyretail hogfish
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Genus: | Bodianus |
| Species: | B. anthioides
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| Bodianus anthioides (E. T. Bennett, 1832)
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The lyretail hogfish (Bodianus anthioides), also known as the lyretail pigfish,[3] is a species of wrasse from the genus Bodianus. The fish can be found in the Indo-Pacific from the Red Sea to Tuamotu.[4] The adults occur along the seaward edges of reefs and in Micronesia are commonest below 25 metres (82 ft) in depth. They are solitary fish, forming pairs for spawning. The juvelines mimic cleaner fish.[2] The species' diet includes echinoderms, mollusks, crustaceans, and small fish.[4] It grows to a length of 25 centimetres (9.8 in).[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Russell, B. (2010). "Bodianus anthioides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T187715A8610252. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187715A8610252.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Bodianus anthioides". FishBase. August 2019 version.
- ^ Martin F. Gomon & Dianne J. Bray. "Bodianus anthioides". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
- ^ a b c Tristan Lougher (2006). What Fish?: A Buyer's Guide to Marine Fish. Interpet Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84286-118-9.
External links
[edit]- Photos of Lyretail hogfish on Sealife Collection
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