Lyretail hogfish

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]

Lyretail hogfish
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Bodianus
Species:
B. anthioides
Binomial name
Bodianus anthioides
Synonyms[2]
  • Crenilabrus anthioides Bennett, 1832
  • Lepidaplois anthioides (Bennett, 1832)
  • Cossyphus zosterophorus Bleeker, 1857
  • Cossyphus bicolor Liénard, 1891
  • Cossyphus boutoni Liénard, 1891

References
  1. 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 26 December 2019.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Bodianus anthioides" in FishBase. August 2019 version.
  3. Martin F. Gomon & Dianne J. Bray. "Bodianus anthioides". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victora. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  4. Tristan Lougher (2006). What Fish?: A Buyer's Guide to Marine Fish. Interpet Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84286-118-9.


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