Sealife guideThe mexican hogfishBodianus diplotaenia
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 !
Within the same genus
Tarry hogfish
(Bodianus bilunulatus)
Axilspot hogfish
(Bodianus axillaris)
Diana's hogfish
(Bodianus diana)
Pacific Diana's pigfish
(Bodianus dictynna)
Blackbelt hogfish
(Bodianus mesothorax)
Spanish hogfish
(Bodianus rufus)
Lyretail hogfish
(Bodianus anthioides)
Within the same family
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(Stethojulis albovittata)
Mediterranean rainbow wrasse
(Coris julis)
Batu coris
(Coris batuensis)
Philippines wrasse
(Pseudocoris bleekeri)
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(Thalassoma duperrey)
Peacock razorfish
(Iniistius pavo)
Exquisite fairy wrasse
(Cirrhilabrus exquisitus)
Red sea thicklip wrasse
(Hemigymnus sexfasciatus)
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(Patiria miniata)
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(Bodianus diplotaenia)
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(Mesocentrotus franciscanus)
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(Loxorhynchus grandis)
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