Florent's Guide To The

Eastern Pacific Reefs

Mexican Hogfish
Bodianus diplotaenia
Mexican Hogfish
Category: Hogfishes
Scientific Name: Bodianus diplotaenia
Distribution: Gulf of California, Pacific Coast of Mexico to Panama
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Eupercaria (Order)
      └Labridae (Family)
       └Hypsigenyinae (Subfamily)
        └Bodianus (Genus)
         └B. diplotaenia (Species)

Parrotfishes & Wrasses
Hogfishes

Mexican Hogfish (Initial Phase)

Mexican Hogfish (Intermediate Phase)

Mexican Hogfish (Terminal Phase)



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