Bodianus anthioides
| Lyretailed hogfish | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Genus: | Bodianus |
| Species: | B. anthiodes |
| Binomial name | |
| Bodianus anthioides E. T. Bennett, 1832 | |
The lyretailed hogfish, or Bodianus anthiodes, is a species of wrasse from the genus Bodianus. The fish can be found in the Indo-Pacific from the Red Sea to Tuamotu.[1] The species' diet includes echinoderms, mollusks, crustaceans, and small fish.[1] It grows to a length of 25 centimetres (9.8 in).[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Tristan Lougher (2006). What Fish?: A Buyer's Guide to Marine Fish. Interpet Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84286-118-9.
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