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IllustrationTwospot hogfish
Bodianus bimaculatus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Twospot hogfish
- Scientific
- Bodianus bimaculatus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Family
- Labridae (wrasses)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 5.9 cm (standard length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 30 to 100 m (usually 30 to 60 m)
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2008
Description
A tiny hogfish; juveniles are bright yellow, females orange with red lines and males pink with red lines. It reaches about 6 cm and gathers in small groups among sponges and soft corals on steep outer slopes, mostly at 30 to 60 m.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Bodianus-bimaculatus.html
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.