Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Hogfish
Lachnolaimus maximus
Hogfish
Category: Hogfishes
Scientific Name: Lachnolaimus maximus
Size: 1 to 2 ft. (30 to 60 cm)  
Depth: 10-100 ft. (3-30 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, Bermuda, Gulf of America
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
       └Lachnolaimus (Genus) Hogfishes
        └L. maximus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 158822🔗
iNaturalist ID: 49432🔗

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