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Tarry hogfish
Bodianus bilunulatus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Tarry hogfish
- Scientific
- Bodianus bilunulatus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Family
- Labridae (wrasses)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 55 cm (total length); max. published weight 1.8 kg
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 3 to 160 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2008
Description
A large hogfish, reddish with fine lines and an oval black saddle near the tail, reaching about 55 cm. It lives on deep reef slopes rich in sponges and sea whips and feeds on hard-shelled invertebrates.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Bodianus-bilunulatus.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Sadleback_hogfish_(Bodianus_bilunulatus).jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.