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Lyretail hogfish
Bodianus anthioides
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Lyretail hogfish
- Scientific
- Bodianus anthioides
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Family
- Labridae (wrasses)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 24 cm (standard length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 6 to 80 m (usually 6 to 60 m)
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2008
Description
A hogfish with a dark reddish-brown front half, a white rear half with dark spots, and a deeply forked lyre-shaped tail, reaching about 24 cm. It lives alone on steep outer slopes rich in sea fans and black corals.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Bodianus-anthioides.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Bodianus_anthioides_Kushiro.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.