Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Pacific Reefs

Axilspot Hogfish
Bodianus axillaris
Axilspot Hogfish
Category: Wrasses
Scientific Name: Bodianus axillaris
Size: Up to 9 in. (23 cm)  
Depth: 6-120 ft. (2-37 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, French Polynesia, Great Barrier Reef
Chordata (Phylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Eupercaria (Order)
     └Labridae (Family)
      └Bodianus (Genus)











































































































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