Twospot hogfish
The twospot hogfish (Bodianus bimaculatus) is a species of wrasse native to the Indo-Pacific from Madagascar to New Caledonia and from Japan to New Zealand. This species prefers areas of reefs with substrates of rubble or sand at depths from 30 to 60 m (98 to 197 ft). This species can reach a length of 10 cm (3.9 in). It can be found in the aquarium trade.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Genus: | Bodianus |
| Species: | B. bimaculatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Bodianus bimaculatus G. R. Allen, 1973 | |
References
- Russell, B. & Myers, R. (2010). "Bodianus bimaculatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T187638A8586982. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187638A8586982.en. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Bodianus bimaculatus" in FishBase. August 2013 version.
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