Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Blackbelt Hogfish
Bodianus mesothorax
Blackbelt Hogfish
Also known as: Splitlevel Hogfish, Coral Hogfish
Category: Hogfishes
Scientific Name: Bodianus mesothorax
Size: 2 to 7 in. (5 to 18 cm)  
Depth: 15-100 ft. (5-30 m)
Distribution: Asian Pacific, Great Barrier Reef, Fiji
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Eupercaria (Order)
     └Labridae (Family) Wrasses
      └Hypsigenyinae (Subfamily) Hogfishes and Tuskfishes
       └Clepticini (Tribe) Hogfishes
        └Bodianus (Genus)
         └B. mesothorax (Species)
WoRMS ID: 273536🔗
iNaturalist ID: 95831🔗

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