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Diana's hogfish
Bodianus diana
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Diana's hogfish
- Scientific
- Bodianus diana
- Dhivehi
- Hikaa
- Group
- Reef fish
- Family
- Labridae (wrasses)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 17 cm (standard length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 6 to 80 m (usually 6 to 25 m)
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2008
Description
A hogfish with a reddish-brown body marked by a few white spots along the back and black spots on the fins, reaching about 17 cm. It lives in coral-rich areas of seaward reefs.
In the Maldives
FishBase (Maldives) gives only the general name hikaa.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Bodianus-diana.html
- fishbase.se /comnames/CommonNamesList.php?ID=5500&GenusName=Bodianus&SpeciesName=d
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Doncella_diana_(Bodianus_diana),_mar_Rojo,_Egipto,_2023-04-
Dhivehi name source: FishBase common names (country: Maldives) give 'Hikaa' (Latin script). FLAG: single source. FLAG: generic name for the group, not species-specific.