Sealife guideThe mexican hogfishBodianus diplotaenia
Last updated on 07/12/2024 at 10:33 PM
Taxonomy
- Common name: Mexican hogfish
- French name: Labre mexicain
- Spanish name: Vieja mexicana
- Scientific name: Bodianus diplotaenia (Gill, 1862)
- Family name: Labridae
- Order name: Perciformes
- Class name: Actinopterygii
Did you know ?
The mexican hogfish is listed as many other marine species within The
IUCN Red List of threatened species. The mexican hogfish appears in the
IUCN Red List since 2010 within the category Least Concern !
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(Bodianus axillaris)
Blackbelt hogfish
(Bodianus mesothorax)
Diana's hogfish
(Bodianus diana)
Lyretail hogfish
(Bodianus anthioides)
Pacific Diana's pigfish
(Bodianus dictynna)
Spanish hogfish
(Bodianus rufus)
Tarry hogfish
(Bodianus bilunulatus)
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(Hemigymnus melapterus)
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(Novaculichthys taeniourus)
Yellowtail wrasse
(Anampses meleagrides)
Zigzag wrasse
(Halichoeres scapularis)
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(Cryptocentrus cinctus)
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(Haemulon sciurus)
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(Gymnothorax fimbriatus)
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(Pareques acuminatus)
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(Ostracion meleagris)
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(Triakis semifasciata)
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(Chirolophis nugator)
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(Mesocentrotus franciscanus)
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