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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Axilspot hogfish
(Bodianus axillaris)
Blackbelt hogfish
(Bodianus mesothorax)
California sheephead
(Bodianus pulcher)
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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(Cirrhilabrus cyanopleura)
Exquisite fairy wrasse
(Cirrhilabrus exquisitus)
Fourline wrasse
(Larabicus quadrilineatus)
Klunzinger's wrasse
(Thalassoma rueppellii)
Philippines wrasse
(Pseudocoris bleekeri)
Rockmover wrasse
(Novaculichthys taeniourus)
Sixbar wrasse
(Thalassoma hardwicke)
Zigzag wrasse
(Halichoeres scapularis)
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(Xanthichthys auromarginatus)
Citron coral goby
(Gobiodon citrinus)
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(Cheilodipterus quinquelineatus)
Gag grouper
(Mycteroperca microlepis)
Goldback damselfish
(Pomacentrus nigromanus)
Green moray eel
(Gymnothorax funebris)
Longfin batfish
(Platax teira)
Mexican barracuda
(Sphyraena ensis)
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(Patiria miniata)
California sheephead
(Bodianus pulcher)
California spiny lobster
(Panulirus interruptus)
Gorgona guitarfish
(Pseudobatos prahli)
Leopard shark
(Triakis semifasciata)
Red sea urchin
(Mesocentrotus franciscanus)
Sheep crab
(Loxorhynchus grandis)
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